Meaning of 游泳池
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- swimming pool
How to use 游泳池
游泳池 is the everyday word for any swimming pool, indoor or outdoor, at a hotel, school, or gym. It often appears with verbs like 去 (qù) or 在 (zài). Example: 我们下午去游泳池吧。(Wǒmen xiàwǔ qù yóuyǒngchí ba.) Let's go to the swimming pool this afternoon.
游泳池 is simply 游泳 (yóuyǒng, to swim) plus 池 (chí, pool). All three characters have the water radical 氵 on the left, so picture a pool full of water where you swim.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 游 (yóu) and 泳 (yǒng) in tone or order. The second tone comes first and the third tone second, and in speech 泳 before 池 is said as a half third tone. Also do not confuse 池 (chí) with 他 (tā). 池 has the water radical 氵, not the person radical 亻.
游泳池 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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游 yóu · to swim · 12 strokes
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泳 yǒng · to swim · 8 strokes
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池 chí · pool · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 游泳池.
| 旅游 | lǚyóu | trip; journey |
| 游客 | yóukè | traveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player |
| 游戏 | yóuxì | game (CL:場|场[chang3]); to play |
| 游泳 | yóuyǒng | swimming; to swim |
| 导游 | dǎoyóu | tour guide; guidebook |
| 电池 | diànchí | battery; electric cell |
| 池子 | chízi | pond; bathhouse pool |
| 游行 | yóuxíng | to march; to parade; to demonstrate; procession; march; demonstration |
| 游戏机 | yóuxìjī | video game machine; video game console |
| 游玩 | yóuwán | to amuse oneself; to have fun |
| 游人 | yóurén | a tourist |
| 池塘 | chítáng | pool; pond |
Questions about 游泳池
What does 游泳池 mean?
游泳池 (yóuyǒngchí) means "swimming pool" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 游泳池?
游泳池 is made of 3 characters: 游 (12 strokes), 泳 (8 strokes), 池 (6 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.
Is 游泳池 an HSK word?
Yes. 游泳池 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Can I just say 泳池 instead of 游泳池?
Yes. 泳池 (yǒngchí) is a common shorter form, especially in writing, signs, and hotel descriptions. 游泳池 is a bit more complete and natural in casual speech.
What does 池 mean on its own?
池 (chí) means a pool or pond, and it also appears in words for containers that hold something, like 电池 (diànchí, battery). In 游泳池 it keeps its basic meaning of a body of water.