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跳水
tiàoshuǐ
Description
跳水是一种运动，运动员从高台上跳进水里。
"跳水" is a sport where athletes jump into the water from a high platform.
在奥运会上，我们常常可以看到很漂亮的跳水比赛。
At the Olympics, we often see beautiful "跳水" competitions.
Meanings
跳水tiàoshuǐ
to dive into water (as a sport)
他从十米高的地方跳水。
He dived from a height of ten meters.
跳水tiàoshuǐ
diving (competitive sport)
中国的跳水队非常有名。
China's diving team is very famous.
跳水tiàoshuǐ
to plunge or drop sharply (of prices)
最近股票价格跳水了。
Recently, stock prices plummeted.
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Notes
- Etymology
跳 (jump) + 水 (water), literally "jump into water."
- Nuance
the price-drop sense is figurative and common in business news.
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