水

The character "水" has 4 strokes. "水" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "水" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "水" are "shuǐ" . View the stroke order of "水">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "水"

n.: water; river; area of water; waters; flood (disaster); inundation; liquid; extra charge/income; body fluid

v.: swim

quant.: washing

• water : n.水；大片的水；水体；水域；水色；清水股；虚股；水中；供水；海水
• river : n.河；江；川；水道；大量；巨流
• Waters : 沃特斯，马迪
• inundation : n.洪水；淹没；泛滥
• liquid : adj.液体的；流质的；清纯流畅的；和谐的；流动的；清澈的；液化的；如水的；不稳定的
• body fluid : 体液；组织液体；津液
• swim : v.游泳；浸；泡；在眼前旋转；在眼前晃动；横渡；漂浮；使漂浮；使渡过；眩晕
• washing : n.洗；洗涤；要洗的衣物；刚洗好的衣物

Form words with "水"

外用药水 externally applied lotion

喷香水 spray perfume (on)

流涎水 slobber; drool

泼脏水 rumour or slander

温暾水 lukewarm water

果蔬水 fruit-and-vegetable water

提纯水 purified water

水霉菌 saprolegnia

水密室 watertight compartment

高纯度水 water of high purity

水浴疗法 hydrotherapy

酸性水 acid water

水处理 water treatment

打开水 fetch boiled water

解冻水 melt water

水果树 fruit tree

埋藏水 reserve water

水灾区 flooded area; flood-stricken area

渗透水 seepage water

压舱水 ballast water

Example phrases using "水"

• 这座水库雨季可以拦截上游客水。

  This reservoir holds up the floodwater(s) from the upper reaches of the river during the rainy season.

• 抽水机开动后，水哗哗地涌出来。

  A gush of water came out/issued forth when the pump started.

• 人离不开土地，犹之乎鱼离不开水。

  Just as fish cannot leave the water, so man cannot leave the soil.

• 空气和水对生命是必不可少的。

  Air and water are indispensable for/to life.

• 超过这一温度，水只能以气态存在。

  Beyond this temperature water can exist only in the vapour state.

• 大雨过后，几处洼地都积了水。

  After the heavy rain, water collected in several depressions.

• 一公升的气体比一公升的水质量小。

  A litre of gas has less mass than a litre of water.

• 食物对生命的重要性仅次于水。

  After water, food is the most important to life.

• 水既是化合物，就可以分解。

  As water is a compound, it can be decomposed.

• 花儿都晒蔫了，快淋点儿水。

  The flowers all drooped in the sun. Sprinkle some water on them.