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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
boiled water / boiling water
HSK 4
medicine in liquid form / bottled medicine / lotion
HSK 2
rainwater; rainfall; rain
HSK 5
soda pop; carbonated soft drink
HSK 4
glue
HSK 5
ink / CL:
HSK 6
teardrop / tears
HSK 4
cool water / unboiled water
HSK 3
purified water
HSK 4
to dive (into water) / (sports) diving / to commit suicide by jumping into water / (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically
HSK 6
seawater
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *水* | 水* | *水
surname Shui
cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans)
HSK 6
saliva
HSK 7-9
mineral water / CL: ,
HSK 4
salary / wage
HSK 6
sweat / perspiration
HSK 7-9
hot water
HSK 6
beverage; drink
HSK 6
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
deluge; flood
HSK 6
skin toner
running water; tap water
HSK 6
groundwater
HSK 7-9
sewage
HSK 5
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
to supply water / to provide feedwater
to turn on the water / to let water out / (sports) to throw a game
HSK 7-9
cologne
lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
ammonia solution
plain boiled water
to dive / to go under water / (in an online forum) to lurk
HSK 7-9
to run water through a system to test it (for leakages etc) / (fig.) to test the waters; to do (sth) on a trial basis
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)
the Chanshui river in Henan
to drink water / drinking water
HSK 7-9
drinking water; potable water
HSK 7-9
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
Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March
boiling water
bottled water
to save water
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
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
perfume / cologne
HSK 7-9
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
feng shui / geomancy
HSK 7-9
to be at peace with oneself
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
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
to pour cold water on / (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm
HSK 7-9
tide
to swim
Ershui or Erhshui Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan
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
to store water
running water / (business) turnover
HSK 7-9
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

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