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

diē shuǐ drop of height in waterway; staircase of waterfalls
蹚浑 tāng hún shuǐ variant of 趟渾水|趟浑水[tang1 hun2 shui3]
蹚渾 tāng hún shuǐ variant of 趟渾水|趟浑水[tang1 hun2 shui3]
馬龍 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom); heavy traffic
qīng shuǐ light water (as opposed to heavy water); see light water reactor 輕水反應堆|轻水反应堆
qīng shuǐ light water (as opposed to heavy water); see light water reactor 輕水反應堆|轻水反应堆
反应堆 qīng shuǐ fǎn yìng duī light water reactor (LWR)
反應堆 qīng shuǐ fǎn yìng duī light water reactor (LWR)
管 shū shuǐ guǎn pipe; pipeline
管 shū shuǐ guǎn pipe; pipeline
农林产省 nóng lín shuǐ chǎn shěng Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)
農林產省 nóng lín shuǐ chǎn shěng Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)
樓臺 jìn shuǐ lóu tái lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
樓臺先得月 jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom); to benefit from intimacy with an influential person
退 tuì shuǐ to divert water; to drain
nì shuǐ against the current; upstream
行舟 nì shuǐ xíng zhōu lit. a boat going against the current (idiom); fig. you must work harder
行舟,不进则退 nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
行舟,不進則退 nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
tòu shuǐ permeable; percolation; water leak
性 tòu shuǐ xìng permeability
zhú shuǐ to relieve oedema through purging or diuresis (Chinese medicine)
tōng shuǐ to have running water (in a house etc)
jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc); to get flooded; inflow of water
jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc); to get flooded; inflow of water