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划水 Pronunciation and Pinyin

划水 Usage and Examples

slack off

coast

loaf

paddle

scull

tread water

梅森通过从侧面观察来测量每次划水之间的距离。

Looking side-on, Mason measures the distance between strokes.

他们一个在划水,另一个在滑行。

One was stroking, and the other was gliding.

The characters in 划水

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
划
huá6cut, row, plan, divide
水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice

More words starting with 划

  • huà划yī一Uniform; standardized; consistent.
  • huà划wéi为designate as, classify as
  • huá划le了Scratched, Crossed out
  • huà划jià价fix a price, set a price
  • huá划shāng伤scratch, graze
  • huá划shāng伤le了scratched, grazed
  • huá划chū出mark out, delineate
  • huá划chū出le了drew out, marked out
  • huà划fēn分Divide, Partition
  • huà划fēn分wéi为divide into, classify as
  • huà划fēn分le了divided, partitioned
  • huà划fēn分chū出divide, categorize

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Questions about 划水

What does 划水 mean in Chinese?

划水 (huá shuǐ) means “slack off, coast, loaf, paddle”.

How do you pronounce 划水?

划水 is pronounced huá shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “slack off” in Chinese?

“slack off” is 划水 (huá shuǐ) in Chinese.

How is 划水 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 划水, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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