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  *水* | 水* | *水
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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
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
offal / viscera / tripe
skin toner
lit. to pull sb into the water / to involve sb in a messy business / to get sb into trouble
stagnant water / backwater
to heat water / to boil water
saliva
HSK 7-9
to supply water / to provide feedwater
cologne
sweat / perspiration
HSK 7-9
lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
ammonia solution
ink / CL:
HSK 6
plain boiled water
to run water through a system to test it (for leakages etc) / (fig.) to test the waters; to do (sth) on a trial basis
boiled water / boiling water
HSK 4
the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经)
to dive (into water) / (sports) diving / to commit suicide by jumping into water / (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically
HSK 6
the Chanshui river in Henan
to be able to swim
blood is thicker than water / fig. family ties are closer than social relations
(separated only by) a narrow strip of water
groundwater
HSK 7-9
Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March
rainwater; rainfall; rain
HSK 5
boiling water
bottled water
cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans)
HSK 6
glue
HSK 5
to turn on the water / to let water out / (sports) to throw a game
HSK 7-9
(saying) everyone minds their own business
like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
to infuse / to soak in water
a pool of stagnant water / stagnant or listless condition
mountains on one side and water on the other
waste water / drain water / effluent
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
salary / wage
HSK 6
Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong)
upper reaches (of a river) / to go upstream / to add some water / to water (a crop etc)
limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes)
blue-and-green landscape (genre of landscape painting originating in the Tang dynasty, in which blues and greens predominate)
to pour out one's grievances
iced water
raw water / unpurified water
Si River in Shandong
Sishui County in Jining 濟寧|济宁, Shandong / Surabaya, capital of East Java province of Indonesia
to dry out / to extract water / dehydration / dehydrated / desiccation
to turn traitor; to defect
to swim
to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom); fig. to make a long and difficult journey
tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves
to be at peace with oneself
soda pop; carbonated soft drink
HSK 4
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
supplied with water (of a house)
femme fatale
to drain
to dive / to go under water / (in an online forum) to lurk
HSK 7-9
hot water
HSK 6
fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability)
see 清水縣|清水县 / Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name)
fresh water / drinking water / clear water
tide
to swim
Ershui or Erhshui Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan
teardrop / tears
HSK 4
distilled water
lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another. / Mind your own business.
to draw water / to splash water
beverage; drink
HSK 6
to store water
rise of water level
gray water
to fall into water / to sink / overboard / fig. to degenerate / to sink (into depravity) / to go to the dogs
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
to supply water
orangeade / orange squash / CL: , , ,
name of a river, the southern tributary of Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江
spring water / CL:
to pour water into / to inject water into
shampoo (liquid)
purified water
HSK 4
perfumed toilet water / eau de cologne / floral water / hydrosol
thin blood / watery blood
surface water
source of calamity (esp. of women)
deluge; flood
HSK 6
lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom) / fig. inhospitable natural environment
pig offal
light water (as opposed to heavy water) / see light water reactor 輕水反應堆|轻水反应堆
Linshui county in Guang'an 廣安|广安, Sichuan
18.9 liter bottled water (5 gallons)

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