水
手

Mariner in Chinese: 水手 (shuǐ shǒu)

shuǐ shǒu

mariner

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1mariner
  2. 2sailor
  3. 3seaman

Stroke order

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水
手

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄨㄟˇ

shuǐ

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 那位年轻的水手正在擦洗甲板。

    nà wèi nián qīng de shuǐ shǒu zhèng zài cā xǐ jiǎ bǎn。

    That young sailor is scrubbing the deck.

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Related words

水

shuǐ

water

手

shǒu

hand

水果

shuǐ guǒ

fruit

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

水平

shuǐ píng

level (of achievement etc)

握手

wò shǒu

to shake hands

对手

duì shǒu

opponent

胶水

jiāo shuǐ

glue

手工

shǒu gōng

handwork

手术

shǒu shù

(surgical) operation

手套

shǒu tào

glove

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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