游泳池

yóu yǒng chí

swimming pool

HSK Level 5

Example Sentences

游泳池的水很清澈。

Yóuyǒngchí de shuǐ hěn qīngchè.

The water in the swimming pool is very clear.

我在游泳池里游泳。

Wǒ zài yóuyǒngchí lǐ yóuyǒng.

I am swimming in the swimming pool.

游泳池里有很多人。

Yóuyǒngchí lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén.

There are many people in the swimming pool.

Synonyms

游泳池 (yóuyǒngchí)

swimming pool

泳池 (yǒngchí)

swimming pool

Antonyms

旱地 (hàn dì)

dry land

陆地 (lù dì)

land

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Etymology & Components

The Chinese word 游泳池 (yóuyǒngchí) for "swimming pool" is composed of three characters: 游 (yóu), 泳 (yǒng), and 池 (chí).The character 游 (yóu) means "to swim" or "to travel". It is composed of the radical 氵(water) and the phonetic component 友 (yǒu). The radical 氵indicates that the character is related to water, while the phonetic component 友 (yǒu) gives it the pronunciation "yóu".The character 泳 (yǒng) also means "to swim". It is composed of the radical 氵(water) and the phonetic component 永 (yǒng). The radical 氵indicates that the character is related to water, while the phonetic component 永 (yǒng) gives it the pronunciation "yǒng".The character 池 (chí) means "pool" or "pond". It is composed of the radical 氵(water) and the phonetic component 池 (chí). The radical 氵indicates that the character is related to water, while the phonetic component 池 (chí) gives it the pronunciation "chí".When the three characters 游 (yóu), 泳 (yǒng), and 池 (chí) are combined, they form the word 游泳池 (yóuyǒngchí), which means "swimming pool".