一潭死水 yī tán sǐ shuǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. a pool of stagnant water
  2. stagnant or listless condition

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
潭 tán deep pool, lake; deep, profound
死 sǐ
HSK 4
die; dead; death
水 shuǐ
HSK 1
water, liquid, lotion, juice