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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
fruit / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
horizontal; level / a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
HSK 2
medicine in liquid form / bottled medicine / lotion
HSK 2
cool water / unboiled water
HSK 3
mineral water / CL: ,
HSK 4
teardrop / tears
HSK 4
soda pop; carbonated soft drink
HSK 4
boiled water / boiling water
HSK 4
seawater
HSK 4
purified water
HSK 4
rainwater; rainfall; rain
HSK 5
glue
HSK 5
moisture content / (fig.) overstatement / padding
HSK 5
sewage
HSK 5
flood / flood damage
HSK 5
reservoir / CL:
HSK 5
aquatic products (including fish, crabs, seaweed etc)
HSK 5
ink / CL:
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
cement / CL:
HSK 6
hot water
HSK 6
running water; tap water
HSK 6
beverage; drink
HSK 6
salary / wage
HSK 6
water heater
HSK 6
cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans)
HSK 6
deluge; flood
HSK 6
crystal
HSK 7-9
running water / (business) turnover
HSK 7-9
water pipe
HSK 7-9
to turn on the water / to let water out / (sports) to throw a game
HSK 7-9
water surface
HSK 7-9
water source / water supply / headwaters of a river
HSK 7-9
smuggled goods / unauthorized goods
HSK 7-9
water conservancy / irrigation works
HSK 7-9
sweat / perspiration
HSK 7-9
perfume / cologne
HSK 7-9
water temperature
HSK 7-9
rice / paddy / CL:
HSK 7-9
waters / body of water
HSK 7-9
kettle / canteen / watering can
HSK 7-9
to shrink (in the wash) / fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
HSK 7-9
mariner / sailor / seaman
HSK 7-9
sink
HSK 7-9
to save water
HSK 7-9
lit. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom) / fig. the truth comes to light
HSK 7-9
HSK 7-9
strangers coming together by chance (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to dive / to go under water / (in an online forum) to lurk
HSK 7-9
saliva
HSK 7-9
faucet / tap
HSK 7-9
level (of achievement etc) / standard / level (surveying)
HSK 7-9
to pour cold water on / (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm
HSK 7-9
drinking water; potable water
HSK 7-9
groundwater
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
feng shui / geomancy
HSK 7-9
drinking water
HSK 7-9
Tianshui, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省
to splash water
tide
muddy water / mud / masonry (craft)
level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level
mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
The Crystal Palace
water vapor / steam / moisture
Wo river in Shanxi
watery
(saying) everyone minds their own business
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *水* | 水* | *水
surname Shui
not acclimatized
(Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong) drinking water
Shuilin township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
feng shui master / geomancer / stock figure in folk tales, as a wise adviser or a charlatan
lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom) / fig. to try to impose one's will on sb
to pilot a ship / to channel water / to draw water (for irrigation)
hydroelectric power / plumbing and electricity
against the current / upstream
menstruation / woman's period
Mawei river through Fuzhou city
precipitation (meteorology) / measured quantity of rain
to leak / to flow / to catch on fire
drink (on a menu)
Shuili Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan
like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
cement (Shanghainese) (loanword)
water meter / indicator of water level
Lingshui Lizu Autonomous County, Hainan / abbr. for 陵水黎族自治縣|陵水黎族自治县
to skip stones (on water) / (coll.) to squander one's money on a bad investment
water and sky merge in one color (idiom)
colored markers
river water
to drain
Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March
fountain pen
limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes)

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