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水系
shuǐ xì
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drainage system
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水草
shuǐ cǎo
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water plants;
habitat with water source and grass
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水解
shuǐ jiě
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hydrolysis (chemical reaction with water)
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水体
shuǐ tǐ
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body of water
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洪水猛兽
hóng shuǐ měng shòu
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lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom);
fig. great scourges;
extremely dangerous or threatening things
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游水
yóu shuǐ
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to swim
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洒水车
sǎ shuǐ chē
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sprinkler truck
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生水
shēng shuǐ
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unboiled water
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秋水
qiū shuǐ
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limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes)
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蒸馏水
zhēng liú shuǐ
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distilled water
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蜻蜓点水
qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ
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lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly;
superficial contact (idiom)
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水暖工
shuǐ nuǎn gōng
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plumber;
heating engineer
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水污染
shuǐ wū rǎn
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water pollution
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水烟
shuǐ yān
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shredded tobacco for water pipes
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水牢
shuǐ láo
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prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed
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水稻
shuǐ dào
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rice;
paddy;
CL:株[zhu1]
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水貂
shuǐ diāo
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mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
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水运
shuǐ yùn
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waterborne transport
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水灵
shuǐ líng
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(of fruit etc) fresh;
(of a person etc) full of life;
healthy-looking;
(of eyes) moist and bright;
lustrous
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泥水匠
ní shuǐ jiàng
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mason
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渗水
shèn shuǐ
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water seepage
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白开水
bái kāi shuǐ
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plain boiled water
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糖水
táng shuǐ
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syrup;
sweetened water;
tong sui (sweet soup)
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紫水晶
zǐ shuǐ jīng
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amethyst
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上水
shàng shuǐ
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Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong);
upper reaches (of a river);
to go upstream;
to add some water;
to water (a crop etc)
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