水

Water in Chinese: 水 (shuǐ)

shuǐ

water

HSK 12 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1water
  2. 2river
  3. 3liquid
  4. 4beverage
  5. 5additional charges or income
  6. 6(of clothes) classifier for number of washes

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水

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄨㄟˇ

shuǐ

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 烧一点水。

    shāo yì diǎn shuǐ。

    Boil some water.

  • 血浓于水。

    xuè nóng yú shuǐ。

    Blood is thicker than water.

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Related words

水果

shuǐ guǒ

fruit

水平

shuǐ píng

level (of achievement etc)

胶水

jiāo shuǐ

glue

药水

yào shuǐ

medicine in liquid form

凉水

liáng shuǐ

cool water

海水

hǎi shuǐ

seawater

开水

kāi shuǐ

boiled water

泪水

lèi shuǐ

teardrop

汽水

qì shuǐ

soda pop

水分

shuǐ fèn

moisture content

水库

shuǐ kù

reservoir

水灾

shuǐ zāi

flood

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