shuǐ

water, liquid, lotion, juice

HSK 1 #202

DEFINITIONS

水 shuǐ
  • surname Shui
  • water
  • river
  • liquid
  • beverage
  • additional charges or income
  • (of clothes) classifier for number of washes

STROKES

WORDS

lǔ shuǐ brine; bittern; marinade
市 lí shuǐ shì Lishui prefecture-level city in Zhejiang; Yeosu city in South Jeolla province, Korea, the site of World Expo 2012
一潭死 yī tán sǐ shuǐ a pool of stagnant water; stagnant or listless condition
依山傍 yī shān bàng shuǐ mountains on one side and water on the other
chān shuǐ to dilute; to water down; watered down
俣病 shuǐ yǔ bìng Minamata disease (mercury poisoning found in Southern Japan in 1956)
利部 shuǐ lì bù Ministry of Water Resources (PRC)
墨画 shuǐ mò huà ink and wash painting
天一色 shuǐ tiān yī sè water and sky merge in one color (idiom)
患 shuǐ huàn flooding; water disaster
柱 shuǐ zhù stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet); jet of water
淋淋 shuǐ lín lín dripping wet
溶性 shuǐ róng xìng soluble (in water); solubility
烟袋 shuǐ yān dài water bong; water pipe; hookah
禽 shuǐ qín waterfowl
绿 shuǐ lǜ light green
龙卷 shuǐ lóng juǎn waterspout (meteorology)
jí shuǐ to draw water
穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
wáng shuǐ Aqua regia
yìng shuǐ hard water
穷山恶 qióng shān è shuǐ lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom); fig. inhospitable natural environment
jié shuǐ to save water
机 tuō shuǐ jī a device for extracting water (such as a centrifuge)
花露 huā lù shuǐ perfumed toilet water; eau de cologne; floral water; hydrosol