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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
水 shuǐ	水 \| 水* \| *水	water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes	HSK 1


矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ	矿泉水 \| 矿泉水* \| *矿泉水	mineral water / CL: 瓶, 杯	礦泉水 HSK 4


开水 kāishuǐ	开水 \| 开水* \| *开水	boiled water / boiling water	開水 HSK 5


胶水 jiāoshuǐ	胶水 \| 胶水* \| *胶水	glue	膠水 HSK 5


淡水 dànshuǐ	淡水 \| 淡水* \| *淡水	potable water (water with low salt content) / fresh water	HSK 6


潜水 qiánshuǐ	潜水 \| 潜水* \| *潜水	to dive / to go under water / (in an online forum) to lurk	潛水 HSK 6


薪水 xīnshuǐ	薪水 \| 薪水* \| *薪水	salary / wage	HSK 6


洪水 hóngshuǐ	洪水 \| 洪水* \| *洪水	deluge / flood	HSK 6


防水 fángshuǐ	防水 \| 防水* \| *防水	waterproof


水 Shuǐ	水 \| 水* \| *水	surname Shui


衡水 Héngshuǐ	衡水 \| 衡水* \| *衡水	Hengshui prefecture-level city in Hebei


流水 liúshuǐ	流水 \| 流水* \| *流水	running water / (business) turnover


淡水 Dànshuǐ	淡水 \| 淡水* \| *淡水	Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan


风水 fēngshuǐ	风水 \| 风水* \| *风水	feng shui / geomancy	風水


污水 wūshuǐ	污水 \| 污水* \| *污水	sewage


热水 rèshuǐ	热水 \| 热水* \| *热水	hot water	熱水


净水 jìngshuǐ	净水 \| 净水* \| *净水	clean water / purified water	淨水


丽水 Líshuǐ	丽水 \| 丽水* \| *丽水	Lishui prefecture-level city in Zhejiang / Yeosu city in South Jeolla province, Korea, the site of World Expo 2012	麗水


滴水 dīshuǐ	滴水 \| 滴水* \| *滴水	water drop / dripping water


漏水 lòushuǐ	漏水 \| 漏水* \| *漏水	to leak (of water)


汗水 hànshuǐ	汗水 \| 汗水* \| *汗水	sweat / perspiration


墨水 mòshuǐ	墨水 \| 墨水* \| *墨水	ink / CL: 瓶


饮水 yǐnshuǐ	饮水 \| 饮水* \| *饮水	drinking water	飲水


浸水 jìnshuǐ	浸水 \| 浸水* \| *浸水	to immerse in water; to drench; to inundate / irrigation water


酒水 jiǔshuǐ	酒水 \| 酒水* \| *酒水	beverage / a drink


六盘水 Liùpánshuǐ	六盘水 \| 六盘水* \| *六盘水	Liupanshui prefecture-level city in west Guizhou 貴州｜贵州	六盤水


口水 kǒushuǐ	口水 \| 口水* \| *口水	saliva


泪水 lèishuǐ	泪水 \| 泪水* \| *泪水	teardrop / tears	淚水


溺水 nìshuǐ	溺水 \| 溺水* \| *溺水	to drown


废水 fèishuǐ	废水 \| 废水* \| *废水	waste water / drain water / effluent	廢水


茶水 cháshuǐ	茶水 \| 茶水* \| *茶水	tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves


给水 jǐshuǐ	给水 \| 给水* \| *给水	to supply water / to provide feedwater	給水


自来水 zìláishuǐ	自来水 \| 自来水* \| *自来水	running water / tap water	自來水


洗发水 xǐfàshuǐ	洗发水 \| 洗发水* \| *洗发水	shampoo (liquid)	洗髮水


河水 héshuǐ	河水 \| 河水* \| *河水	river water


药水 Yàoshuǐ	药水 \| 药水* \| *药水	Yaksu in North Korea, near the border with Liaoning and Jiling province	藥水


药水 yàoshuǐ	药水 \| 药水* \| *药水	medicine in liquid form / bottled medicine / lotion	藥水


赤水 Chìshuǐ	赤水 \| 赤水* \| *赤水	Chishui, county-level city in Zunyi 遵義｜遵义, Guizhou


出水 chūshuǐ	出水 \| 出水* \| *出水	to discharge water / to appear out of the water / to break the surface


绿水 lǜshuǐ	绿水 \| 绿水* \| *绿水	green water / crystal-clear water	綠水


排水 páishuǐ	排水 \| 排水* \| *排水	to drain


山水 Shānshuǐ	山水 \| 山水* \| *山水	Sansui, Japanese company


山水 shānshuǐ	山水 \| 山水* \| *山水	water from a mountain / mountains and rivers / scenery / landscape


汽水 qìshuǐ	汽水 \| 汽水* \| *汽水	soda / pop


进水 jìnshuǐ	进水 \| 进水* \| *进水	to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) / to get flooded / inflow of water	進水


跳水 tiàoshuǐ	跳水 \| 跳水* \| *跳水	to dive (into water) / (sports) diving / to commit suicide by jumping into water / (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically


积水 jīshuǐ	积水 \| 积水* \| *积水	to collect water / to be covered with water / to pond / accumulated water / ponding	積水


节水 jiéshuǐ	节水 \| 节水* \| *节水	to save water	節水


泥水 níshuǐ	泥水 \| 泥水* \| *泥水	muddy water / mud / masonry (craft)


盐水 Yánshuǐ	盐水 \| 盐水* \| *盐水	Yanshui town in Tainan county 台南縣｜台南县, Taiwan	鹽水


盐水 yánshuǐ	盐水 \| 盐水* \| *盐水	salt water / brine	鹽水


逆水 nìshuǐ	逆水 \| 逆水* \| *逆水	against the current / upstream


生活污水 shēnghuówūshuǐ	生活污水 \| 生活污水* \| *生活污水	domestic sewage


生水 shēngshuǐ	生水 \| 生水* \| *生水	unboiled water


点水 diǎnshuǐ	点水 \| 点水* \| *点水	to skim / lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水｜蜻蜓点水) / skin-deep	點水


油水 yóushuǐ	油水 \| 油水* \| *油水	grease / profit / ill-gotten gains


溧水 Lìshuǐ	溧水 \| 溧水* \| *溧水	Lishui county in Nanjing 南京, Jiangsu


浇水 jiāoshuǐ	浇水 \| 浇水* \| *浇水	to water (plants etc)	澆水


天水 Tiānshuǐ	天水 \| 天水* \| *天水	Tianshui, prefecture-level city in Gansu


洒水 sǎshuǐ	洒水 \| 洒水* \| *洒水	to sprinkle	灑水


落水 luòshuǐ	落水 \| 落水* \| *落水	to fall into water / to sink / overboard / fig. to degenerate / to sink (into depravity) / to go to the dogs


江水 jiāngshuǐ	江水 \| 江水* \| *江水	river water


糖水 tángshuǐ	糖水 \| 糖水* \| *糖水	syrup / sweetened water / tong sui (sweet soup)


清水 Qīngshuǐ	清水 \| 清水* \| *清水	Qingshui (place name) / Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name)


清水 qīngshuǐ	清水 \| 清水* \| *清水	fresh water / drinking water / clear water


缩水 suōshuǐ	缩水 \| 缩水* \| *缩水	to shrink (in the wash) / fig. to shrink (of profits etc)	縮水


黑水 Hēishuǐ	黑水 \| 黑水* \| *黑水	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


陵水 Língshuǐ	陵水 \| 陵水* \| *陵水	Lingshui Lizu Autonomous County, Hainan / abbr. for 陵水黎族自治縣｜陵水黎族自治县


香水 xiāngshuǐ	香水 \| 香水* \| *香水	perfume / cologne


灌水 guànshuǐ	灌水 \| 灌水* \| *灌水	to irrigate / to pour water into / to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping) / to cook the books / to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums


雨水 Yǔshuǐ	雨水 \| 雨水* \| *雨水	Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣｜二十四节气 19th February-5th March


下水 xiàshuǐ	下水 \| 下水* \| *下水	downstream / to go into the water / to put into water / to launch (a ship) / fig. to fall into bad ways / to lead astray / to go to pot


下水 xiàshui	下水 \| 下水* \| *下水	offal / viscera / tripe


凉水 liángshuǐ	凉水 \| 凉水* \| *凉水	cool water / unboiled water	涼水


腹水 fùshuǐ	腹水 \| 腹水* \| *腹水	ascites / ascitic fluid / hydroperitoneum (medicine)


泼水 pōshuǐ	泼水 \| 泼水* \| *泼水	to sprinkle / to spill water	潑水


浅水 qiǎnshuǐ	浅水 \| 浅水* \| *浅水	shallow water	淺水


潮水 cháoshuǐ	潮水 \| 潮水* \| *潮水	tide


降水 jiàngshuǐ	降水 \| 降水* \| *降水	rain and snow / precipitation (meteorology)


脱水 tuōshuǐ	脱水 \| 脱水* \| *脱水	to dry out / to extract water / dehydration / dehydrated / desiccation	脫水


一头雾水 yītóuwùshuǐ	一头雾水 \| 一头雾水* \| *一头雾水	to be confused / to be baffled	一頭霧水


露水 lùshuǐ	露水 \| 露水* \| *露水	dew / fig. short-lasting / ephemeral


海水 hǎishuǐ	海水 \| 海水* \| *海水	seawater


冷水 lěngshuǐ	冷水 \| 冷水* \| *冷水	cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans)


白开水 báikāishuǐ	白开水 \| 白开水* \| *白开水	plain boiled water	白開水


引水 yǐnshuǐ	引水 \| 引水* \| *引水	to pilot a ship / to channel water / to draw water (for irrigation)


行云流水 xíngyúnliúshuǐ	行云流水 \| 行云流水* \| *行云流水	lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom) / fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc / natural and unforced	行雲流水


顺水 shùnshuǐ	顺水 \| 顺水* \| *顺水	with the current	順水


渗水 shènshuǐ	渗水 \| 渗水* \| *渗水	water seepage	滲水


双氧水 shuāngyǎngshuǐ	双氧水 \| 双氧水* \| *双氧水	hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) solution	雙氧水


响水 Xiǎngshuǐ	响水 \| 响水* \| *响水	Xiangshui county in Yancheng 鹽城｜盐城, Jiangsu	響水


沸水 fèishuǐ	沸水 \| 沸水* \| *沸水	boiling water


打水 dǎshuǐ	打水 \| 打水* \| *打水	to draw water / to splash water


沂水 Yíshuǐ	沂水 \| 沂水* \| *沂水	Yishui county in Linyi 臨沂｜临沂, Shandong


祸水 huòshuǐ	祸水 \| 祸水* \| *祸水	source of calamity (esp. of women)	禍水


冰水 bīngshuǐ	冰水 \| 冰水* \| *冰水	iced water


圣水 shèngshuǐ	圣水 \| 圣水* \| *圣水	holy water	聖水


游山玩水 yóushānwánshuǐ	游山玩水 \| 游山玩水* \| *游山玩水	to go on a scenic tour	遊山玩水


蓄水 xùshuǐ	蓄水 \| 蓄水* \| *蓄水	water storage


如鱼得水 rúyúdéshuǐ	如鱼得水 \| 如鱼得水* \| *如鱼得水	like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings	如魚得水

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