游泳 yóu yǒng
“swimming; to swim”
verb, verb / nounHSK 2 · 2021 list level 3
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
游泳 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 478: 游泳 yóuyǒng — Level 2; official annotation 2 (动). PDF page 91
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 游泳
游泳 means “swimming” or “to swim.” It is used as an intransitive activity verb, often with 会, 喜欢, or 去, as in 会游泳, 喜欢游泳, 去游泳. It can also be used in 在游泳 to mean “be swimming.”
例句Example sentences
- 我每个星期去游泳。wǒ měi gè xīng qī qù yóu yǒng.I go swimming every week.
- 她会游泳，我不会。tā huì yóu yǒng, wǒ bú huì.She can swim, but I can’t.
- 夏天我喜欢去海边游泳。xià tiān wǒ xǐ huan qù hǎi biān yóu yǒng.In summer I like to go swimming at the beach.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我游泳得很好。
✓我游泳游得很好。
游泳 is a separable verb-object, so with 得 the verb 游 is repeated before the complement.