水
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Definitions
- 1. water
- 2. river
- 3. liquid
- 4. beverage
- 5. additional charges or income
- 6. (of clothes) classifier for number of washes
Example Sentences
1 shown當 水 被加熱時， 水 汽蒸發。
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Words Containing 水
unboiled water
saliva
groundwater
ink
to turn on the water
moisture content
water conservancy
waters
kettle
level (of achievement etc)
reservoir
mariner
crystal
fruit
sink
cement
water source
level (of achievement etc)
water temperature
the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend
flood
aquatic products (including fish, crabs, seaweed etc)
rice
water pipe
as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
smuggled goods
see 水靈|水灵[shuǐ líng]
water surface
faucet
sweat
sewage
soda
deluge; flood
running water
seawater
cool water
teardrop
Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan
(fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm
to dive
hot water
water heater
mineral water
to save water
purified water
to shrink (in the wash)
glue
running water
strangers coming together by chance (idiom)
salary
Yaksu in North Korea, near the border with Liaoning and Jiling province
to dive (into water)
beverage; drink
boiled water
Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March
feng shui
drinking water
drinking water
perfume
Jue River in Hubei
one-night stand
lit. as clear as water (idiom)
a pool of stagnant water
fig. to be impartial
(separated only by) a narrow strip of water
to be confused
honest and trustworthy (idiom)
see 三個和尚沒水喝|三个和尚没水喝[sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē]
lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
Three Gorges Reservoir on the Changjiang or Yangtze
Sanshui District of Foshan City 佛山市[fó shān shì], Guangdong
Sanshui District of Foshan City 佛山市[fó shān shì], Guangdong
Sanshui county in Guangdong
Sandu Shuizu autonomous county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[qián nán zhōu], Guizhou
name of \water\ radical 氵[shuǐ] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85)
the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the \Book of Dao\ 道德經|道德经[dào dé jīng])
Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong)
downstream
offal
launching ceremony
drainpipe
sewer
(of a stranger) not accustomed to the climate of a new place
waterproof
lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
toxic pulmonary edema
reclaimed water
Ershui or Erhshui Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan
used goods
Ershui or Erhshui Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan
everyone minds their own business
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
see 人往高處走，水往低處流|人往高处走，水往低处流[rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú]
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
Yi river in west Henan, tributary of North Luo river 洛河|洛河[luò hé]
fleeting years (idiom)
to supply water
mountains on one side and water on the other
Xiushui county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
water conservancy
Xiushui county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi
to pour out one's grievances
(zoology) Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis)
to store water
standpipe (firefighting water storage system for a building)
water-storage tank
advanced level
see 十指不沾陽春水|十指不沾阳春水[shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ]
name of \ice\ radical 冫[bīng] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15)
Liupanshui prefecture-level city in west Guizhou 貴州|贵州[guì zhōu]
Liupanshui prefecture-level city in Guizhou 貴州|贵州[guì zhōu]
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
reclaimed water; recycled water
iced water
cooling water (in a reactor)
chiller
Lengshuijiang, county-level city in Loudi 婁底|娄底[lóu dǐ], Hunan
Lengshuijiang, county-level city in Loudi 婁底|娄底[lóu dǐ], Hunan
Lengshuitan district of Yongzhou city 永州市[yǒng zhōu shì], Hunan
Lengshuitan district of Yongzhou city 永州市[yǒng zhōu shì], Hunan
varnish (loanword)
to discharge water
water outlet
drainage divide
watershed
skin toner
north China navy (esp. the ill-fated Chinese navy in the 1895 war with Japan)
remittance fee
to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
(coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited
lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
raw water
to turn traitor; to defect
water intake
dispute
talkative person (Cantonese)
war of words
bubblegum pop song
steamed chicken with chili sauce
drinking water
see 吃水不忘掘井人[chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén]
Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
Heshui county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[qìng yáng], Gansu
Heshui county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[qìng yáng], Gansu
Jishui county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
Jishui county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
(dialect) to put sb on an intravenous drip
to have bitter digestive fluids rising to the mouth
a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ])
watery
aquifer
absorbent
Shangshui county in Zhoukou 周口[zhōu kǒu], Henan
Shangshui county in Zhoukou 周口[zhōu kǒu], Henan
daffodil
(coll.) to be out of luck
watering can
a fountain
surface water
surface water
urbanization level (of a city or town)
inkstand
evil tricks
extra income
juicy
Popeye (the Sailor)
geoid
flood
lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
Tianshui, prefecture-level city in Gansu
Tianshui, prefecture-level city in Gansu
light cyan
paint thinner
tonic water
breast milk
to know best by personal experience
like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
trap (plumbing)
study is like rowing upstream – if you don't keep pushing forward, you fall behind
academic level
Guanting or Kuan-ting Reservoir in Hebei, one of the main water reservoirs serving Beijing
hairspray
closed-circuit rebreather scuba (diving)
dowsing
a small bridge over a flowing stream
Loch Ness Monster
tailwater
outflow channel
it's a small world
lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
Sansui, Japanese company
landscape painting
shanshui poetry, genre of Classical Chinese poetry
lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line
long and arduous journey (idiom)
green mountains and vivacious waters (idiom)
high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching
lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift