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水

水
shuǐ
⽔Radical 85 · 4 strokes

water

HSK 1 (2.0)HSK 1 (3.0)8 meanings#807
MEANING8 meanings

MEANING

  1. 壹名noun

    water

    中无色无味的液体,人和动物需要喝它才能生存wúsè wúwèi de yètǐ, rén hé dòngwù xūyào hē tā cáinéng shēngcún

    • 。

      Please give me a glass of water.

    • 。

      After exercising, you should drink plenty of water.

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    • 。

      Please give me a glass of water.

    • 。

      Blood is thicker than water.

  2. 貳名noun

    (after a name) ... River

    中江河;流经陆地流向海洋的液体jiāng hé;liújīng lùdì liúxiàng hǎiyáng de yètǐ

    • 。

      This river is very long.

    • 。

      The Han River flows through several provinces.

  3. 參量measure word

    classifier for washings of a garment

    中洗衣服的次数xǐ yīfu de cì shù

    • 。

      This shirt has been washed twice and it's still a bit dirty.

  4. 肆名noun

    (bound form) additional cost; extra income

    中附加的费用或收入fùjiā de fèiyòng huò shōurù

    • 。

      This month's water and electricity bills are very high.

    • 。

      He always manages to make a little extra money on the side when doing business.

  5. 伍动verb

    to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4])

    中用身体在水中浮动移动yòng shēntǐ zài shuǐ zhōng fúdòng yídòng

    • ?

      Does he know how to swim?

    • ,。

      She has been able to swim since she was little and is very fast in the water.

  6. 陸形adjective

    (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy

    中质量差、不结实、不够好的zhìliàng chà、bù jiéshí、búgoù hǎo de

    • 。

      This movie is really bad.

    • ,。

      His speech was all fluff and had nothing of real substance.

  7. 柒名noun

    surname Shui

    中姓氏,一个人或家族的名字xìngshì、yīge rén huò jiāzú de míngzi

    • 。

      Mr. Shui is the most popular teacher in our class.

  8. 捌名noun

    Shui ethnic group

    中中国少数民族,主要分布在贵州地区zhōngguó shǎoshù mínzú, zhǔyào fēnbù zài guìzhōu dìqū

    • 。

      The Shui are a minority ethnic group in China.

    • 。

      The Shui people are mainly distributed in Sandu County, Guizhou Province.

水
shuǐ
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