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fruit / CL: 個|个
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  *水* | 水* | *水
water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment
HSK 1
medicine in liquid form / bottled medicine / lotion
HSK 2
horizontal; level / a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
HSK 2
cool water / unboiled water
HSK 3
mineral water / CL: ,
HSK 4
seawater
HSK 4
teardrop / tears
HSK 4
soda pop; carbonated soft drink
HSK 4
boiled water / boiling water
HSK 4
purified water
HSK 4
aquatic products (including fish, crabs, seaweed etc)
HSK 5
sewage
HSK 5
reservoir / CL:
HSK 5
glue
HSK 5
rainwater; rainfall; rain
HSK 5
moisture content / (fig.) overstatement / padding
HSK 5
flood / flood damage
HSK 5
salary / wage
HSK 6
hot water
HSK 6
water heater
HSK 6
cement / CL:
HSK 6
running water; tap water
HSK 6
cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans)
HSK 6
beverage; drink
HSK 6
deluge; flood
HSK 6
to dive (into water) / (sports) diving / to commit suicide by jumping into water / (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically
HSK 6
ink / CL:
HSK 6
running water / (business) turnover
HSK 7-9
crystal
HSK 7-9
water pipe
HSK 7-9
drinking water
HSK 7-9
saliva
HSK 7-9
perfume / cologne
HSK 7-9
sweat / perspiration
HSK 7-9
water source / water supply / headwaters of a river
HSK 7-9
to shrink (in the wash) / fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
HSK 7-9
feng shui / geomancy
HSK 7-9
smuggled goods / unauthorized goods
HSK 7-9
sink
HSK 7-9
kettle / canteen / watering can
HSK 7-9
level (of achievement etc) / standard / level (surveying)
HSK 7-9
faucet / tap
HSK 7-9
drinking water; potable water
HSK 7-9
mariner / sailor / seaman
HSK 7-9
water temperature
HSK 7-9
groundwater
HSK 7-9
waters / body of water
HSK 7-9
water surface
HSK 7-9
to save water
HSK 7-9
to pour cold water on / (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm
HSK 7-9
HSK 7-9
lit. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom) / fig. the truth comes to light
HSK 7-9
strangers coming together by chance (idiom)
HSK 7-9
rice / paddy / CL:
HSK 7-9
to turn on the water / to let water out / (sports) to throw a game
HSK 7-9
water conservancy / irrigation works
HSK 7-9
the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend / to develop according to the situation
HSK 7-9
to dive / to go under water / (in an online forum) to lurk
HSK 7-9
lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly / superficial contact (idiom)
flyboard
hydration reaction
soluble (in water) / solubility
banquet where guests arrive at various times and are served with food as they arrive
continuous and patient effort (idiom)
(Internet slang) (of the police) to ask to be let in on the pretext of checking the water meter / to barge into people's home on false pretences
flooding; inundation
slop / swill
reclaimed water; recycled water
paring knife / fruit knife / CL:
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action / to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
to swim
water mains / service pipe / tap-water pipe
bucket
orangeade / orange squash / CL: , , ,
citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2 as a semiprecious stone)
18.9 liter bottled water (5 gallons)
drainpipe
mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
Heishui County (Tibetan: khro chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan
Wednesday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
cerebral edema
to drool; to salivate / (fig.) to covet; to lust after
water intake / inlet sluice
aqueous humor
hydraulic power
hose / pipe / fire hose / (botany) water primrose (Jussiaea repens)
close relationship as between fish and water
Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
potable water (water with low salt content) / fresh water
(literary) mother-in-law / wife's mother
sewer
depth (of waterway) / sounding
lit. thin streams flow forever / fig. economy will get you a long way / to work steadily at something little by little
like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
to drain

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