跳水

• 拼音: tiào shuǐ
• 汉字拆解: 跳 = to jump; 水 = water — to dive into water

含义

Diving (as a sport); to dive into water. The athletic discipline of performing acrobatic jumps into water.

China dominates Olympic diving, making this a well-known sport. Types include: 跳台跳水 (platform diving), 跳板跳水 (springboard diving), 双人跳水 (synchronized diving). Also used literally for jumping into water in general. Common collocations: 跳水运动员 (diver), 跳水比赛 (diving competition), 跳水冠军 (diving champion).

例句

1. 中国跳水队被称为梦之队，几乎包揽了所有金牌。
2. 她在跳板跳水项目中获得了满分。
3. 小时候我们常在河里跳水游泳。

用法指南

语境: sports, Olympics, recreation

语气: athletic

正确说法

• 中国跳水队又夺冠了！(The Chinese diving team won again!)
• 跳水的难度系数很高。(The difficulty coefficient of diving is very high.)

错误说法

• 水肺潜水不叫'跳水'，叫'潜水' (Scuba diving is not 跳水 — that's 潜水; 跳水 is athletic diving from a height)

起源与历史

Compound of 跳 (to jump) + 水 (water). Literally 'to jump into water,' now primarily used for the competitive sport.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal