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水
shuǐ
1.
water
2.
river
3.
liquid
4.
beverage
5.
additional charges or income
6.
(of clothes) classifier for number of washes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
三水
Sānshuǐ
Sanshui district of Foshan city [[佛山市<Fóshānshì>]], Guangdong
上水
Shàngshuǐ
Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong)
下水
xiàshuǐ
downstream
下水
xiàshui
offal
二水
Èrshuǐ
Erhshui township in Changhua county [[彰化縣|彰化县<Zhānghuàxiàn>]], Taiwan
伊水
Yīshuǐ
Yi river in west Henan, tributary of North Luo river [[洛河|洛河<Luòhé>]]
供水
gōngshuǐ
to supply water
修水
Xiūshuǐ
Xiushui county in Jiujiang [[九江]], Jiangxi
储水
chǔshuǐ
to store water
冰水
bīngshuǐ
iced water
冷水
lěngshuǐ
cold water
出水
chūshuǐ
to discharge water
汇水
huìshuǐ
remittance fee
原水
yuánshuǐ
raw water
反水
fǎnshuǐ
turncoat
取水
qǔshuǐ
water intake
口水
kǒushuǐ
saliva
吃水
chīshuǐ
drinking water
合水
Héshuǐ
Heshui county in Qingyang [[慶陽|庆阳<Qìngyáng>]], Gansu
吉水
Jíshuǐ
Jishui county in Ji'an [[吉安]], Jiangxi
Example Sentences (6)
植物会为了阳光、空气和水而竞争。
Zhíwù huì wèile yángguāng, kōngqì hé shuǐ ér jìngzhēng.
Plants compete for sunlight, air, and water.
Text 4
一些高大的植物往往能获得更多的阳光、空气和水，而剩下的一些比较低矮的植物就只能长在这些高大植物的下面。
Yìxiē gāodà de zhíwù wǎngwǎng néng huòdé gèng duō de yángguāng, kōngqì hé shuǐ, ér shèngxià de yìxiē bǐjiào dī'ǎi de zhíwù jiù zhǐnéng zhǎng zài zhèxiē gāodà zhíwù de xiàmiàn.
Some tall plants often get more sunlight, air, and water, while some of the remaining shorter plants can only grow under these tall plants.
Text 4
没有，我只是咳嗽，有点儿头疼，不严重，多喝点儿水就好了。
Méiyǒu, wǒ zhǐshì késòu, yǒudiǎn er tóuténg, bù yánzhòng, duō hē diǎn er shuǐ jiù hǎole.
No, I just have a cough and a bit of a headache. It's not serious; just drink more water and it'll be fine.
Text 1
还要记得刚运动完口渴的时候，不要马上喝水。
Hái yào jìde gāng yùndòng wán kǒu kě de shíhou, bú yào mǎshàng hē shuǐ.
Also remember: when you're thirsty right after exercising, don't drink water right away.
Text 4
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 201
- Word Frequency Rank
- 485 of 84,292
- Radical Number
- 85