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water (after a name) ... River to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4]) (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy (bound form) additional cost; extra income classifier for washings of a garment
see 惠水縣|惠水县[Hui4 shui3 Xian4]
the Wu river in Hunan and Guangdong formerly Shuang river 瀧水|泷水
see 水城區|水城区[Shui3 cheng2 Qu1]
Trad. 穢水
dirty water; polluted water; sewage
see 商水縣|商水县[Shang1 shui3 Xian4]
Trad. 軟水
soft water (cf. 硬水[ying4 shui3], hard water)
scarce water low water level
to grow plants hydroponically
bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates) suffering digestive fluids rising from stomach to the mouth fig. bitter complaint
Wenshui county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
Trad. 縮水
to shrink (in the wash) fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
the Chanshui river in Henan
see 融水苗族自治縣|融水苗族自治县[Rong2 shui3 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
to dive (into water) (sports) diving to commit suicide by jumping into water (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically
to draw water for irrigation (manually or with a water wheel)
Trad. 水壺
kettle canteen watering can
smuggler, esp. of electronic goods from Macao or Hong Kong to Guangdong boatman fisherman itinerant trader
supplied with water (of a house)
water screen (screen formed of sprayed water droplets, used for displaying projected images, for temperature control, or for air purification)
horizontal; level a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
syrup sweetened water tong sui (sweet soup)
the bottom of a body of water
Trad. 漣水
see 漣水縣|涟水县[Lian2 shui3 Xian4]
to turn on the water to let water out (sports) to throw a game
grease profit ill-gotten gains
to discharge water to appear out of the water to break the surface
see 吉水縣|吉水县[Ji2 shui3 Xian4]
permeable percolation water leak
Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March
apron (sloping brickwork to disperse water)
Trad. 臨水
facing the water (favored location)
water from a mountain mountains and rivers scenery landscape
rainwater; rainfall; rain
swimming ability characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc) aqueous water-based (paint etc)
Mi river in Hunan, tributary of Xiangjiang 湘江
sea monster; aquatic monster
Shui ethnic group of Guangxi
collective term for aquatic animals
limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes)
water shortage dehydration
see 清水縣|清水县[Qing1 shui3 Xian4] Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name)
Trad. 綠水
green water crystal-clear water
fresh water drinking water clear water
(coll.) carbohydrate; carbs (abbr. for 碳水化合物[tan4 shui3 hua4 he2 wu4])
tailwater outflow (from mill or power plant)
to turn traitor; to defect
see 明水縣|明水县[Ming2 shui3 Xian4]
Shuilin township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
Huangshui River, upper reaches of the Yellow River 黃河|黄河[Huang2 He2], flowing through Qinghai and Gansu
stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet); jet of water
to pilot a ship to channel water to draw water (for irrigation)
to relieve oedema through purging or diuresis (Chinese medicine)
Asian pear; sand pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)
see 三水區|三水区[San1 shui3 Qu1]
see 金水區|金水区[Jin1 shui3 Qu1]
Trad. 水槍
water pistol (toy) water gun sprinkler water cannon
Yi river in west Henan, tributary of North Luo river 洛河|洛河[Luo4 he2]
Trad. 瀧水
Shuang river in Hunan and Guangdong (modern Wu river 武水)
Trad. 惡水
dirty water water that is unfit to drink slops
Qüxü county, Tibetan: Chu shur rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet
Trad. 豐水
abundant water high water level
to draw water to splash water
Wei River in Shaanxi, through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2]
Baishui county in Weinan 渭南[Wei4 nan2], Shaanxi
tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves
dew fig. short-lasting ephemeral
Trad. 羅水
name of a river, the northern tributary of Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江[Mi4 luo2 jiang1]
rain and snow precipitation (meteorology)
depth (of waterway) sounding
(medicine) ascites; ascitic fluid; hydroperitoneum
Trad. 鹼水
lye water; alkaline water (used in cooking)
water source water supply headwaters of a river
Trad. 水準
level (of achievement etc) standard level (surveying)
Trad. 灃水
Feng River in Shaanxi 陝西|陕西[Shan3 xi1], tributary of Wei River 渭水[Wei4 Shui3]
Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Trad. 試水
to run water through a system to test it (for leakages etc) (fig.) to test the waters; to do (sth) on a trial basis
Trad. 響水
see 響水縣|响水县[Xiang3 shui3 Xian4]
potable water (water with low salt content) fresh water
running water (business) turnover
hard water (cf. 軟水|软水[ruan3 shui3], soft water)
Trad. 淶水
see 淶水縣|涞水县[Lai2 shui3 Xian4]
Trad. 貼水
agio (charge for changing currency) premium
to fall into water to sink overboard fig. to degenerate to sink (into depravity) to go to the dogs
see 徐水區|徐水区[Xu2 shui3 Qu1]
(Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong) drinking water
Trad. 水滸
edge of the water shore or sea, lake or river seashore
to mix with water (wine) to adulterate
to irrigate to pour water into to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping) to cook the books to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums
Trad. 水漬
water spot water stain wet spot damp patch water damage
Trad. 漊水
Lou River in Hubei and Hunan
cold water unboiled water fig. not yet ready (of plans)
see 衡水市[Heng2 shui3 Shi4]
Trad. 水煙
shredded tobacco for water pipes
(of pipes, ceilings, roofs etc) to leak water; to have a water leak
muddy water mud masonry (craft)
prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed
name of river old name of Baihe 白河 in Henan
name of a river, the southern tributary of Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江[Mi4 luo2 jiang1]
Trad. 銅水
molten copper; molten bronze
to tread water to paddle or tramp in shallow water
waterproof water resistant
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