| 水 | [ shuǐ ] surname Shui |
| 水 | [ shuǐ ] water, river, liquid, beverage, additional charges or income, (of clothes) classifier for number of washes |
| 水上 | [ shuǐ shàng ] Shuishang Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan |
| 水上 | [ shuǐ shàng ] on water, aquatic |
| 水上摩托 | [ shuǐ shàng mó tuō ] jet ski |
| 水上摩托車 | [ shuǐ shàng mó tuō chē ] jet ski |
| 水上芭蕾 | [ shuǐ shàng bā leǐ ] synchronized swimming |
| 水上運動 | [ shuǐ shàng yùn dòng ] water sports, aquatic motion, movement over water |
| 水上鄉 | [ shuǐ shàng xiāng ] Shuishang Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan |
| 水上電單車 | [ shuǐ shàng diàn dān chē ] see 水上摩托車|水上摩托车[shui3 shang4 mo2 tuo1 che1] |
| 水上飛板 | [ shuǐ shàng feī bǎn ] flyboard |
| 水上飛機 | [ shuǐ shàng feī jī ] seaplane |
| 水下 | [ shuǐ xià ] under the water, submarine |
| 水下核爆炸 | [ shuǐ xià hé baò zhà ] nuclear underwater burst, underwater nuclear explosion |
| 水下核試驗 | [ shuǐ xià hé shì yàn ] underwater nuclear test |
| 水中撈月 | [ shuǐ zhōng laō yuè ] lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom), a hopeless endeavor |
| 水井 | [ shuǐ jǐng ] (water) well |
| 水亮 | [ shuǐ liàng ] moist and glossy, wet look (of lipstick) |
| 水仙 | [ shuǐ xiān ] narcissus, daffodil, legendary aquatic immortal, refers to those buried at sea, person who wanders abroad and does not return |
| 水仙花 | [ shuǐ xiān huā ] daffodil, narcissus, CL:棵[ke1] |
| 水位 | [ shuǐ weì ] water level |
| 水俁市 | [ shuǐ yǔ shì ] Minamata City in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan |
| 水俁病 | [ shuǐ yǔ bìng ] Minamata disease (mercury poisoning found in Southern Japan in 1956) |
| 水兵 | [ shuǐ bīng ] enlisted sailor in navy |
| 水冰 | [ shuǐ bīng ] water ice (i.e. frozen H2O) |
| 水凼 | [ shuǐ dàng ] pond |
| 水分 | [ shuǐ fèn ] moisture content, (fig.) overstatement, padding |
| 水刑 | [ shuǐ xíng ] water-boarding (torture) |
| 水刑逼供 | [ shuǐ xíng bī gòng ] water-boarding, interrogation technique used by CIA |
| 水利 | [ shuǐ lì ] water conservancy, irrigation works |
| 水利家 | [ shuǐ lì jiā ] water manager, hydraulic engineer |
| 水利工程 | [ shuǐ lì gōng chéng ] hydraulic engineering |
| 水利部 | [ shuǐ lì bù ] Ministry of Water Resources (PRC) |
| 水到渠成 | [ shuǐ daò qú chéng ] lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom), fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally |
| 水力 | [ shuǐ lì ] hydraulic power |
| 水力壓裂 | [ shuǐ lì yā liè ] hydraulic fracturing, fracking |
| 水力學 | [ shuǐ lì xué ] hydraulics |
| 水力發電 | [ shuǐ lì fā diàn ] hydroelectricity |
| 水力發電站 | [ shuǐ lì fā diàn zhàn ] hydroelectric power plant |
| 水力鼓風 | [ shuǐ lì gǔ fēng ] hydraulic bellows, water-driven ventilation (for metal smelting furnace) |
| 水務 | [ shuǐ wù ] water supply |
| 水務局 | [ shuǐ wù jú ] (municipal) water authority |
| 水化 | [ shuǐ huà ] to hydrate |
| 水印 | [ shuǐ yìn ] watermark |
| 水原 | [ shuǐ yuán ] Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea |
| 水原市 | [ shuǐ yuán shì ] Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea |
| 水合 | [ shuǐ hé ] hydration reaction |
| 水合物 | [ shuǐ hé wù ] hydrate, hydrated compound |
| 水圈 | [ shuǐ quān ] the earth's ocean, the hydrosphere (geology) |
| 水土 | [ shuǐ tǔ ] water and soil, surface water, natural environment (extended meaning), climate |
| 水土不服 | [ shuǐ tǔ bù fú ] not acclimatized |
| 水土保持 | [ shuǐ tǔ baǒ chí ] soil conservation |
| 水坑 | [ shuǐ kēng ] puddle, water hole, sump |
| 水垢 | [ shuǐ goù ] limescale |
| 水城 | [ shuǐ chéng ] Shuicheng county in Liupanshui 六盤水|六盘水[Liu4 pan2 shui3], Guizhou |
| 水城縣 | [ shuǐ chéng xiàn ] Shuicheng county in Liupanshui 六盤水|六盘水[Liu4 pan2 shui3], Guizhou |
| 水域 | [ shuǐ yù ] waters, body of water |
| 水培 | [ shuǐ peí ] to grow plants hydroponically |
| 水培法 | [ shuǐ peí fǎ ] hydroponics |
| 水基 | [ shuǐ jī ] water-based |
| 水塘 | [ shuǐ táng ] pool |
| 水墨 | [ shuǐ mò ] ink (used in painting) |
| 水墨畫 | [ shuǐ mò huà ] ink and wash painting |
| 水壓 | [ shuǐ yā ] water pressure |
| 水壩 | [ shuǐ bà ] dam, dike |
| 水壺 | [ shuǐ hú ] kettle, canteen, watering can |
| 水天一色 | [ shuǐ tiān yī sè ] water and sky merge in one color (idiom) |
| 水客 | [ shuǐ kè ] smuggler, esp. of electronic goods from Macao or Hong Kong to Guangdong, boatman, fisherman, itinerant trader |
| 水害 | [ shuǐ haì ] flood damage |
| 水富 | [ shuǐ fù ] Shuifu county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan |
| 水富縣 | [ shuǐ fù xiàn ] Shuifu county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan |
| 水師 | [ shuǐ shī ] navy (in Qing times) |
| 水幕 | [ shuǐ mù ] water screen (screen formed of sprayed water droplets, used for displaying projected images, for temperature control, or for air purification) |
| 水平 | [ shuǐ píng ] level (of achievement etc), standard, horizontal |
| 水平儀 | [ shuǐ píng yí ] level (device to determine horizontal), spirit level, surveyor's level |
| 水平尺 | [ shuǐ píng chǐ ] spirit level |
| 水平尾翼 | [ shuǐ píng weǐ yì ] (aviation) tailplane, horizontal stabilizer |
| 水平軸 | [ shuǐ píng zhoú ] horizontal shaft, horizontal axis (math.) |
| 水平面 | [ shuǐ píng miàn ] horizontal plane, level surface, water level |
| 水底 | [ shuǐ dǐ ] underwater |
| 水底相機 | [ shuǐ dǐ xiàng jī ] underwater camera |
| 水庫 | [ shuǐ kù ] reservoir, CL:座[zuo4] |
| 水彩 | [ shuǐ caǐ ] watercolor |
| 水彩畫 | [ shuǐ caǐ huà ] watercolor, aquarelle |
| 水性 | [ shuǐ xìng ] swimming ability, characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc), aqueous, water-based (paint etc) |
| 水性楊花 | [ shuǐ xìng yáng huā ] fickle (woman) |
| 水患 | [ shuǐ huàn ] flooding, water disaster |
| 水戶市 | [ shuǐ hù shì ] Mito City, capital of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan |
| 水手 | [ shuǐ shoǔ ] mariner, sailor, seaman |
| 水文 | [ shuǐ wén ] hydrology |
| 水族 | [ shuǐ zú ] Shui ethnic group of Guangxi |
| 水族 | [ shuǐ zú ] collective term for aquatic animals |
| 水族箱 | [ shuǐ zú xiāng ] aquarium, fish tank |
| 水族館 | [ shuǐ zú guǎn ] aquarium (open to the public) |
| 水星 | [ shuǐ xīng ] Mercury (planet) |
| 水晶 | [ shuǐ jīng ] crystal |
| 水晶宮 | [ shuǐ jīng gōng ] The Crystal Palace |
| 水晶球 | [ shuǐ jīng qiú ] crystal ball (in Western magic) |
| 水暖工 | [ shuǐ nuǎn gōng ] plumber, heating engineer |
| 水曜日 | [ shuǐ yaò rì ] Wednesday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy) |
| 水杉 | [ shuǐ shān ] metasequoia |
| 水林 | [ shuǐ lín ] Shuilin township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan |
| 水林鄉 | [ shuǐ lín xiāng ] Shuilin township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan |
| 水果 | [ shuǐ guǒ ] fruit, CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 水果刀 | [ shuǐ guǒ daō ] paring knife, fruit knife, CL:把[ba3] |
| 水果酒 | [ shuǐ guǒ jiǔ ] fruit wine (Tw) |
| 水柱 | [ shuǐ zhù ] stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet), jet of water |
| 水栗 | [ shuǐ lì ] see 荸薺|荸荠[bi2 qi2] |
| 水桶 | [ shuǐ tǒng ] bucket |
| 水棲 | [ shuǐ qī ] aquatic, living in water |
| 水楊酸 | [ shuǐ yáng suān ] salicylic acid |
| 水槍 | [ shuǐ qiāng ] water pistol (toy), water gun, sprinkler, water cannon |
| 水槽 | [ shuǐ caó ] sink |
| 水橫枝 | [ shuǐ héng zhī ] cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides), esp. grown as bonsai |
| 水母 | [ shuǐ mǔ ] jellyfish, medusa |
| 水母體 | [ shuǐ mǔ tǐ ] jellyfish, medusa |
| 水氣 | [ shuǐ qì ] water vapor, steam |
| 水汀 | [ shuǐ tīng ] steam (Shanghainese) |
| 水池 | [ shuǐ chí ] pond, pool, sink, washbasin |
| 水污染 | [ shuǐ wū rǎn ] water pollution |
| 水汪汪 | [ shuǐ wāng wāng ] watery, waterlogged (soil), limpid, bright and intelligent (eyes) |
| 水汽 | [ shuǐ qì ] water vapor, steam, moisture |
| 水泡 | [ shuǐ paò ] bubble, blister |
| 水波 | [ shuǐ bō ] wave, (water) ripple |
| 水波爐 | [ shuǐ bō lú ] superheated steam oven |
| 水泥 | [ shuǐ ní ] cement, CL:袋[dai4] |
| 水泵 | [ shuǐ bèng ] water pump |
| 水洩不通 | [ shuǐ xiè bù tōng ] lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic) |
| 水流 | [ shuǐ liú ] river, stream |
| 水淋淋 | [ shuǐ lín lín ] dripping wet |
| 水深 | [ shuǐ shēn ] depth (of waterway), sounding |
| 水深火熱 | [ shuǐ shēn huǒ rè ] deep water and scorching fire, abyss of suffering (idiom) |
| 水淺養不住大魚 | [ shuǐ qiǎn yǎng bù zhù dà yú ] lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom), fig. ambitious, talented people cannot reach their full potential in a small organization |
| 水清無魚 | [ shuǐ qīng wú yú ] lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom), fig. one who is too severe has no friends |
| 水渠 | [ shuǐ qú ] canal |
| 水源 | [ shuǐ yuán ] water source, water supply, headwaters of a river |
| 水準 | [ shuǐ zhǔn ] level (of achievement etc), standard, level (surveying) |
| 水準儀 | [ shuǐ zhǔn yí ] level (device to determine horizontal), spirit level, surveyor's level |
| 水溝 | [ shuǐ goū ] gutter, sewer |
| 水溫 | [ shuǐ wēn ] water temperature |
| 水溫表 | [ shuǐ wēn ] engine temperature gauge, coolant temperature gauge |
| 水溶 | [ shuǐ róng ] water soluble |
| 水溶性 | [ shuǐ róng xìng ] soluble (in water), solubility |
| 水滴 | [ shuǐ dī ] drop |
| 水滴石穿 | [ shuǐ dī shí chuān ] dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success, You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up., Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. |
| 水滴魚 | [ shuǐ dī yú ] blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus) |
| 水滸 | [ shuǐ hǔ ] edge of the water, shore or sea, lake or river, seashore |
| 水滸傳 | [ shuǐ hǔ zhuàn ] Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵[Shi1 Nai4 an1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature |
| 水滸全傳 | [ shuǐ hǔ quán zhuàn ] Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, also written 水滸傳|水浒传 |
| 水滸後傳 | [ shuǐ hǔ hoù zhuàn ] Water Margin Sequel, by Chen Chen 陳忱|陈忱[Chen2 Chen2] |
| 水漉漉 | [ shuǐ lù lù ] dripping wet |
| 水漬 | [ shuǐ zì ] water spot, water stain, wet spot, damp patch, water damage |
| 水漲船高 | [ shuǐ zhǎng chuán gaō ] the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend, to develop according to the situation |
| 水潭 | [ shuǐ tán ] puddle, pool |
| 水火不容 | [ shuǐ huǒ bù róng ] completely incompatible, lit. incompatible as fire and water |
| 水火無情 | [ shuǐ huǒ wú qíng ] fire and flood have no mercy (idiom) |
| 水災 | [ shuǐ zaī ] flood, flood damage |
| 水炮 | [ shuǐ paò ] water cannon |
| 水炮車 | [ shuǐ paò chē ] water cannon vehicle, common name for specialized crowd management vehicle 人群管理特別用途車|人群管理特别用途车[ren2 qun2 guan3 li3 te4 bie2 yong4 tu2 che1] |
| 水煙 | [ shuǐ yān ] shredded tobacco for water pipes |
| 水煙壺 | [ shuǐ yān hú ] bong, water pipe (for tobacco etc), hookah |
| 水煙管 | [ shuǐ yān guǎn ] bong, water pipe (for tobacco etc), hookah |
| 水煙袋 | [ shuǐ yān daì ] water bong, water pipe, hookah |
| 水煮蛋 | [ shuǐ zhǔ dàn ] boiled egg, soft-boiled egg |
| 水煮魚 | [ shuǐ zhǔ yú ] Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil |
| 水牛 | [ shuǐ niú ] water buffalo |
| 水牛兒 | [ shuǐ niú ] (dialect) snail |
| 水牢 | [ shuǐ laó ] prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed |
| 水猴子 | [ shuǐ hoú zi ] mythical monster that preys on swimmers |
| 水獺 | [ shuǐ tǎ ] otter |
| 水玉 | [ shuǐ yù ] crystal, old word for 水晶 |
| 水珠 | [ shuǐ zhū ] droplet, dewdrop |
| 水球 | [ shuǐ qiú ] water polo |
| 水球場 | [ shuǐ qiú chǎng ] water polo pool |
| 水瓶座 | [ shuǐ píng zuò ] Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) |
| 水生 | [ shuǐ shēng ] aquatic (plant, animal) |
| 水產 | [ shuǐ chǎn ] aquatic, produced in sea, rivers or lakes |
| 水產品 | [ shuǐ chǎn pǐn ] aquatic products (including fish, crabs, seaweed etc) |
| 水產展 | [ shuǐ chǎn zhǎn ] seafood show (trade fair) |
| 水產業 | [ shuǐ chǎn yè ] aquaculture |
| 水產養殖 | [ shuǐ chǎn yǎng zhí ] aquaculture |
| 水田 | [ shuǐ tián ] paddy field, rice paddy |
| 水田芥 | [ shuǐ tián jiè ] watercress |
| 水痘 | [ shuǐ doù ] chickenpox, Varicella zoster (med.) |
| 水療 | [ shuǐ ] hydrotherapy, aquatherapy |
| 水皰 | [ shuǐ paò ] blister |
| 水盂 | [ shuǐ yú ] water pot or goblet (for Chinese calligraphy) |
| 水盆 | [ shuǐ pén ] basin |
| 水相 | [ shuǐ xiàng ] aqueous solution |
| 水碾 | [ shuǐ niǎn ] water mill |
| 水磨溝 | [ shuǐ mò goū ] Shuimogou district (Uighur: Shuymogu Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang |
| 水磨溝區 | [ shuǐ mò goū qū ] Shuimogou district (Uighur: Shuymogu Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang |
| 水磨石 | [ shuǐ mó shí ] terrazzo |
| 水神 | [ shuǐ shén ] river God |
| 水禽 | [ shuǐ qín ] waterfowl |
| 水稻 | [ shuǐ daò ] rice, paddy, CL:株[zhu1] |
| 水窪 | [ shuǐ wā ] puddle |
| 水立方 | [ shuǐ lì fāng ] Water Cube, nickname of Beijing National Aquatics Center 北京國家游泳中心|北京国家游泳中心, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games |
| 水筲 | [ shuǐ shaō ] well bucket, pail made of bamboo strips |
| 水管 | [ shuǐ guǎn ] water pipe |
| 水管工 | [ shuǐ guǎn gōng ] plumber |
| 水管工人 | [ shuǐ guǎn gōng rén ] plumber |
| 水管麵 | [ shuǐ guǎn miàn ] tube pasta (e.g. penne, rigatoni, ziti), macaroni |
| 水箱 | [ shuǐ xiāng ] water tank, radiator (automobile), cistern, lavabo |
| 水簾洞 | [ shuǐ lián dòng ] cave with a waterfall at its mouth |
| 水系 | [ shuǐ xì ] drainage system |
| 水紋 | [ shuǐ wén ] ripples |
| 水絲 | [ shuǐ sī ] (silver) of low purity, low grade |
| 水綠 | [ shuǐ lǜ ] light green |
| 水缸 | [ shuǐ gāng ] water jar |
| 水罐 | [ shuǐ guàn ] container for holding and pouring water (or other liquid): jug, pitcher, clay jar, jerry can, water bottle etc |
| 水翼船 | [ shuǐ yì chuán ] hydrofoil |
| 水老鴉 | [ shuǐ laǒ yā ] common name for cormorant |
| 水耕法 | [ shuǐ gēng fǎ ] hydroponics |
| 水肺 | [ shuǐ feì ] scuba |
| 水能 | [ shuǐ néng ] hydroelectric power |
| 水能源 | [ shuǐ néng yuán ] hydroelectric power |
| 水能載舟，亦能覆舟 | [ shuǐ néng zaì zhoū yì néng fù zhoū ] lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb), fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it, if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm, things can be double-edged |
| 水腫 | [ shuǐ zhǒng ] (med.) edema, dropsy |
| 水至清則無魚，人至察則無徒 | [ shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú rén zhì chá zé wú tú ] water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends (idiom) |
| 水花 | [ shuǐ huā ] splash, algal bloom, chickenpox (dialect) |
| 水草 | [ shuǐ caǒ ] water plants, habitat with water source and grass |
| 水菖蒲 | [ shuǐ chāng pú ] Acorus calamus, sweet sedge or sweet flag |
| 水落歸槽 | [ shuǐ luò guī caó ] spilt water returns to the trough (idiom); fig. people remember where they belong |
| 水落石出 | [ shuǐ luò shí chū ] as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom), the truth comes to light |
| 水蒲葦鶯 | [ shuǐ pú weǐ yīng ] (bird species of China) sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| 水蒸氣 | [ shuǐ zhēng qì ] vapor |
| 水蕹菜 | [ shuǐ wèng caì ] water spinach or ong choy (Ipomoea aquatica), used as a vegetable in south China and southeast Asia |
| 水蘿蔔 | [ shuǐ luó bo ] summer radish (the small red kind) |
| 水虎魚 | [ shuǐ hǔ yú ] piranha (fish) |
| 水處理 | [ shuǐ chǔ lǐ ] water treatment |
| 水蛇 | [ shuǐ shé ] water snake |
| 水蛇座 | [ shuǐ shé zuò ] Hydrus (constellation) |
| 水蛇腰 | [ shuǐ shé yaō ] slender and supple waist, lithe body, feminine pose |
| 水蛭 | [ shuǐ zhì ] leech |
| 水蛭素 | [ shuǐ zhì sù ] hirudin |
| 水蜜桃 | [ shuǐ mì taó ] honey peach, juicy peach |
| 水螅 | [ shuǐ xī ] Hydra (freshwater polyp) |
| 水螅體 | [ shuǐ xī tǐ ] sessile polyp, sea anemone |
| 水行俠 | [ shuǐ xíng xiá ] Aquaman, DC comic book superhero (Tw) |
| 水表 | [ shuǐ ] water meter, indicator of water level |
| 水袖 | [ shuǐ xiù ] flowing sleeves (part of theatrical costume) |
| 水解 | [ shuǐ jiě ] hydrolysis (chemical reaction with water) |
| 水豚 | [ shuǐ tún ] capybara |
| 水貂 | [ shuǐ ] mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison) |
| 水貨 | [ shuǐ huò ] smuggled goods, unauthorized goods |
| 水費 | [ shuǐ feì ] water bill |
| 水質 | [ shuǐ zhì ] water quality |
| 水質污染 | [ shuǐ zhì wū rǎn ] water pollution |
| 水路 | [ shuǐ lù ] waterway |
| 水軍 | [ shuǐ jūn ] navy (archaic), person employed to post messages on the Internet (abbr. for 網絡水軍|网络水军[Wang3 luo4 shui3 jun1]) |
| 水輪 | [ shuǐ lún ] waterwheel, millwheel |
| 水運 | [ shuǐ yùn ] waterborne transport |
| 水道 | [ shuǐ daò ] aqueduct, sewer |
| 水道口 | [ shuǐ daò koǔ ] mouth of sewer |
| 水邊 | [ shuǐ biān ] edge of the water, waterside, shore (of sea, lake or river) |
| 水鄉 | [ shuǐ xiāng ] patchwork of waterways, esp. in Jiangsu, same as 江南水鄉|江南水乡[Jiang1 nan2 shui3 xiang1] |
| 水里 | [ shuǐ lǐ ] Shuili Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan |
| 水里鄉 | [ shuǐ lǐ xiāng ] Shuili Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan |
| 水量 | [ shuǐ liàng ] volume of water, quantity of flow |
| 水鈸 | [ shuǐ bó ] splash cymbal (drum kit component) |
| 水銀 | [ shuǐ yín ] mercury, quicksilver |
| 水銀燈 | [ shuǐ yín dēng ] mercury-vapor lamp |
| 水門事件 | [ shuǐ mén shì jiàn ] Watergate scandal |
| 水門汀 | [ shuǐ mén tīng ] cement (Shanghainese) (loanword) |
| 水閘 | [ shuǐ zhá ] sluice, water gate, waterlocks, floodgate, lock, dam |
| 水陸 | [ shuǐ lù ] water and land, by water and land (transport), amphibian, delicacies from land and sea |
| 水陸交通 | [ shuǐ lù tōng ] water and land transport |
| 水陸兩用 | [ shuǐ lù liǎng yòng ] amphibious (vehicle) |
| 水陸師 | [ shuǐ lù shī ] army and navy (in Qing times) |
| 水障礙 | [ shuǐ zhàng aì ] water hazard (golf) |
| 水雉 | [ shuǐ zhì ] (bird species of China) pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) |
| 水雞 | [ shuǐ jī ] moorhen (genus Gallinula), gallinule, frog |
| 水雷 | [ shuǐ leí ] naval mine |
| 水電 | [ shuǐ diàn ] hydroelectric power, plumbing and electricity |
| 水電工 | [ shuǐ diàn gōng ] plumbing and electrical work, tradesman who does both plumbing and electrical work |
| 水電站 | [ shuǐ diàn zhàn ] hydroelectric power plant |
| 水靈 | [ shuǐ líng ] (of fruit etc) fresh, (of a person etc) full of life, healthy-looking, (of eyes) moist and bright, lustrous |
| 水靈靈 | [ shuǐ líng líng ] see 水靈|水灵[shui3 ling2] |
| 水面 | [ shuǐ miàn ] water surface |
| 水餃 | [ shuǐ ] boiled dumpling (made by wrapping a pasta skin around a filling, like ravioli) |
| 水餃兒 | [ shuǐ ] erhua variant of 水餃|水饺[shui3 jiao3] |
| 水馬 | [ shuǐ mǎ ] water-filled barrier |
| 水體 | [ shuǐ tǐ ] body of water |
| 水鳥 | [ shuǐ ] waterbird |
| 水鵓鴣 | [ shuǐ bó gū ] turtle dove or similar bird, oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis) |
| 水鷚 | [ shuǐ liù ] (bird species of China) water pipit (Anthus spinoletta) |
| 水鹿 | [ shuǐ lù ] sambar (Cervus unicolor) |
| 水龍 | [ shuǐ lóng ] hose, pipe, fire hose, (botany) water primrose (Jussiaea repens) |
| 水龍卷 | [ shuǐ lóng juǎn ] waterspout (meteorology) |
| 水龍帶 | [ shuǐ lóng daì ] layflat industrial hose, fire hose |
| 水龍頭 | [ shuǐ lóng toú ] faucet, tap |
| ⇒ 一夜露水 | [ yī yè lù shui ] one-night stand, ephemeral |
| ⇒ 一水兒 | [ yī shuǐ ] (coll.) of the same type, identical |
| ⇒ 一清如水 | [ yī qīng rú shuǐ ] lit. as clear as water (idiom), fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible |
| ⇒ 一潭死水 | [ yī tán sǐ shuǐ ] a pool of stagnant water, stagnant or listless condition |
| ⇒ 一碗水端平 | [ yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng ] lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom), fig. to be impartial |
| ⇒ 一衣帶水 | [ yī yī daì shuǐ ] (separated only by) a narrow strip of water |
| ⇒ 一頭霧水 | [ yī toú wù shuǐ ] to be confused, to be baffled |
| ⇒ 一點水一個泡 | [ yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè paò ] honest and trustworthy (idiom) |
| ⇒ 三個和尚沒水吃 | [ sān gè hé shang meí shuǐ chī ] see 三個和尚沒水喝|三个和尚没水喝[san1 ge4 he2 shang5 mei2 shui3 he1] |
| ⇒ 三個和尚沒水喝 | [ sān gè hé shang meí shuǐ hē ] lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom), fig. everybody's business is nobody's business, (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.) |
| ⇒ 三峽水庫 | [ sān xiá shuǐ kù ] Three Gorges Reservoir on the Changjiang or Yangtze |
| ⇒ 三水 | [ sān shuǐ ] Sanshui District of Foshan City 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 Shi4], Guangdong |
| ⇒ 三水區 | [ sān shuǐ qū ] Sanshui District of Foshan City 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 Shi4], Guangdong |
| ⇒ 三水縣 | [ sān shuǐ xiàn ] Sanshui county in Guangdong |
| ⇒ 三都水族自治縣 | [ sān dū shuǐ zú zì zhì xiàn ] Sandu Shuizu autonomous county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou |
| ⇒ 三點水 | [ sān diǎn shuǐ ] name of "water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), see also 氵[shui3] |
| ⇒ 上善若水 | [ shàng shàn ruò shuǐ ] the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1]) |
| ⇒ 上水 | [ shàng shuǐ ] Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong) |
| ⇒ 上水 | [ shàng shuǐ ] upper reaches (of a river), to go upstream, to add some water, to water (a crop etc) |
| ⇒ 下水 | [ xià shuǐ ] downstream, to go into the water, to put into water, to launch (a ship), fig. to fall into bad ways, to lead astray, to go to pot |
| ⇒ 下水 | [ xià shui ] offal, viscera, tripe |
| ⇒ 下水禮 | [ xià shuǐ lǐ ] launching ceremony |
| ⇒ 下水管 | [ xià shuǐ guǎn ] drainpipe |
| ⇒ 下水道 | [ xià shuǐ daò ] sewer |
| ⇒ 不服水土 | [ bù fú shuǐ tǔ ] (of a stranger) not accustomed to the climate of a new place, not acclimatized |
| ⇒ 不透水 | [ bù toù shuǐ ] waterproof, watertight, impermeable |
| ⇒ 不顯山不露水 | [ bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ ] lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts |
| ⇒ 中度性肺水腫 | [ zhōng dù xìng feì shuǐ zhǒng ] toxic pulmonary edema |
| ⇒ 中水 | [ zhōng shuǐ ] reclaimed water, recycled water |
| ⇒ 二水 | [ èr shuǐ ] Ershui or Erhshui Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan |
| ⇒ 二水貨 | [ èr shuǐ huò ] used goods, second hand goods |
| ⇒ 二水鄉 | [ èr shuǐ xiāng ] Ershui or Erhshui Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan |
| ⇒ 井水不犯河水 | [ jǐng shuǐ bù fàn hé shuǐ ] everyone minds their own business |
| ⇒ 井水不犯河水 | [ jǐng shuǐ bù fàn hé shuǐ ] everyone minds their own business |
| ⇒ 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量 | [ rén bù kě maò xiàng haǐ shuǐ bù kě doǔ liáng ] you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom) |
| ⇒ 人往高處爬，水往低處流 | [ rén wǎng gaō chù pá shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú ] see 人往高處走，水往低處流|人往高处走，水往低处流[ren2 wang3 gao1 chu4 zou3 , shui3 wang3 di1 chu4 liu2] |
| ⇒ 人往高處走，水往低處流 | [ rén wǎng gaō chù zoǔ shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú ] man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom), one should constantly strive to make progress |
| ⇒ 伊水 | [ yī shuǐ ] Yi river in west Henan, tributary of North Luo river 洛河|洛河[Luo4 he2] |
| ⇒ 似水年華 | [ sì shuǐ nián huá ] fleeting years (idiom) |
| ⇒ 供水 | [ gōng shuǐ ] to supply water |
| ⇒ 依山傍水 | [ yī shān bàng shuǐ ] mountains on one side and water on the other |
| ⇒ 修水 | [ xiū shuǐ ] Xiushui county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi |
| ⇒ 修水利 | [ xiū shuǐ lì ] water conservancy, irrigation works |
| ⇒ 修水縣 | [ xiū shuǐ xiàn ] Xiushui county in Jiujiang 九江, Jiangxi |
| ⇒ 倒苦水 | [ daò kǔ shuǐ ] to pour out one's grievances |
| ⇒ 僧帽水母 | [ sēng maò shuǐ mǔ ] (zoology) Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis) |
| ⇒ 儲水 | [ chǔ shuǐ ] to store water |
| ⇒ 儲水管 | [ chǔ shuǐ guǎn ] standpipe (firefighting water storage system for a building) |
| ⇒ 儲水箱 | [ chǔ shuǐ xiāng ] water-storage tank |
| ⇒ 先進水平 | [ xiān jìn shuǐ píng ] advanced level |
| ⇒ 兩手不沾陽春水 | [ liǎng shoǔ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ ] see 十指不沾陽春水|十指不沾阳春水[shi2 zhi3 bu4 zhan1 yang2 chun1 shui3] |
| ⇒ 兩點水 | [ liǎng diǎn shuǐ ] name of "ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15), see also 冫[bing1] |
| ⇒ 六盤水 | [ liù pán shuǐ ] Liupanshui prefecture-level city in west Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1] |
| ⇒ 六盤水市 | [ liù pán shuǐ shì ] Liupanshui prefecture-level city in Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1] |
| ⇒ 兵來將擋，水來土掩 | [ bīng laí jiàng dǎng shuǐ laí tǔ yǎn ] counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action, to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation |
| ⇒ 兵來將敵，水來土堰 | [ bīng laí jiàng dí shuǐ laí tǔ yàn ] counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action, to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation |
| ⇒ 冰水 | [ bīng shuǐ ] iced water |
| ⇒ 冷卻水 | [ lěng què shuǐ ] cooling water (in a reactor) |
| ⇒ 冷水 | [ lěng shuǐ ] cold water, unboiled water, fig. not yet ready (of plans) |
| ⇒ 冷水機組 | [ lěng shuǐ jī zǔ ] chiller |
| ⇒ 冷水江 | [ lěng shuǐ jiāng ] Lengshuijiang county level city in Loudi 婁底|娄底[Lou2 di3], Hunan |
| ⇒ 冷水江市 | [ lěng shuǐ jiāng shì ] Lengshuijiang county level city in Loudi 婁底|娄底[Lou2 di3], Hunan |
| ⇒ 冷水灘 | [ lěng shuǐ tān ] Lengshuitan district of Yongzhou city 永州市[Yong3 zhou1 shi4], Hunan |
| ⇒ 冷水灘區 | [ lěng shuǐ tān qū ] Lengshuitan district of Yongzhou city 永州市[Yong3 zhou1 shi4], Hunan |
| ⇒ 凡立水 | [ fán lì shuǐ ] varnish (loanword) |
| ⇒ 出水 | [ chū shuǐ ] to discharge water, to appear out of the water, to break the surface |
| ⇒ 出水口 | [ chū shuǐ koǔ ] water outlet, drainage outlet |
| ⇒ 出水芙蓉 | [ chū shuǐ fú róng ] as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy) |
| ⇒ 分水嶺 | [ fēn shuǐ lǐng ] dividing range, drainage divide, (fig.) dividing line, watershed |
| ⇒ 分水線 | [ fēn shuǐ xiàn ] watershed |
| ⇒ 化妝水 | [ huà zhuāng shuǐ ] skin toner |
| ⇒ 北洋水師 | [ beǐ yáng shuǐ shī ] north China navy (esp. the ill-fated Chinese navy in the 1895 war with Japan) |
| ⇒ 匯水 | [ huì shuǐ ] remittance fee |
| ⇒ 十指不沾陽春水 | [ shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ ] to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom), to lead a pampered life |
| ⇒ 半桶水 | [ bàn tǒng shuǐ ] (coll.) (of one's skills, knowledge etc) limited, superficial, half-baked, sb with a smattering of knowledge (of sth), dabbler |
| ⇒ 半瓶水響叮噹 | [ bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng ] lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom), fig. empty vessels make the most noise, one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest |
| ⇒ 原水 | [ yuán shuǐ ] raw water, unpurified water |
| ⇒ 去光水 | [ qù guāng shuǐ ] nail polish remover (Tw) |
| ⇒ 反水 | [ fǎn shuǐ ] turncoat, traitor |
| ⇒ 取水 | [ qǔ shuǐ ] water intake, to obtain water (from a well etc) |
| ⇒ 口水 | [ koǔ shuǐ ] saliva |
| ⇒ 口水仗 | [ koǔ shuǐ zhàng ] dispute, spat, shouting match |
| ⇒ 口水佬 | [ koǔ shuǐ laǒ ] talkative person (Cantonese) |
| ⇒ 口水戰 | [ koǔ shuǐ zhàn ] war of words |
| ⇒ 口水歌 | [ koǔ shuǐ gē ] bubblegum pop song, cover song |
| ⇒ 口水雞 | [ koǔ shuǐ jī ] steamed chicken with chili sauce |
| ⇒ 吃水 | [ chī shuǐ ] drinking water, to obtain water (for daily needs), to absorb water, draft (of ship) |
| ⇒ 吃水不忘挖井人 | [ chī shuǐ bù wàng wā jǐng rén ] see 吃水不忘掘井人[chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2] |
| ⇒ 吃水不忘掘井人 | [ chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén ] Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom) |
| ⇒ 合水 | [ hé shuǐ ] Heshui county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[Qing4 yang2], Gansu |
| ⇒ 合水縣 | [ hé shuǐ xiàn ] Heshui county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳[Qing4 yang2], Gansu |
| ⇒ 吉水 | [ jí shuǐ ] Jishui county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi |
| ⇒ 吉水縣 | [ jí shuǐ xiàn ] Jishui county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi |
| ⇒ 吊鹽水 | [ yán shuǐ ] (dialect) to put sb on an intravenous drip |
| ⇒ 吐苦水 | [ tǔ kǔ shuǐ ] to have bitter digestive fluids rising to the mouth, fig. to complain bitterly, to pour out one's sufferings |
| ⇒ 君子之交淡如水 | [ jūn zǐ zhī dàn rú shuǐ ] a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) |
| ⇒ 含水 | [ hán shuǐ ] watery |
| ⇒ 吸水 | [ xī shuǐ ] absorbent |
| ⇒ 商水 | [ shāng shuǐ ] Shangshui county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhou1 kou3], Henan |
| ⇒ 商水縣 | [ shāng shuǐ xiàn ] Shangshui county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhou1 kou3], Henan |
| ⇒ 喇叭水仙 | [ lā bā shuǐ xiān ] daffodil |
| ⇒ 喝涼水都塞牙 | [ hē liáng shuǐ doū saī yá ] (coll.) to be out of luck |
| ⇒ 噴水壺 | [ pēn shuǐ hú ] watering can, sprinkling can |
| ⇒ 噴水池 | [ pēn shuǐ chí ] a fountain |
| ⇒ 地下水 | [ dì xià shuǐ ] groundwater |
| ⇒ 地表水 | [ dì shuǐ ] surface water |
| ⇒ 地面水 | [ dì miàn shuǐ ] surface water |
| ⇒ 城鎮化水平 | [ chéng zhèn huà shuǐ píng ] urbanization level (of a city or town) |
| ⇒ 墨水 | [ mò shuǐ ] ink, CL:瓶[ping2] |
| ⇒ 墨水兒 | [ mò shuǐ ] erhua variant of 墨水[mo4 shui3] |
| ⇒ 墨水瓶架 | [ mò shuǐ píng jià ] inkstand |
| ⇒ 壞水 | [ shuǐ ] evil tricks |
| ⇒ 外水 | [ waì shuǐ ] extra income |
| ⇒ 多水分 | [ duō shuǐ fèn ] juicy |
| ⇒ 大力水手 | [ dà lì shuǐ shoǔ ] Popeye (the Sailor) |
| ⇒ 大地水準面 | [ dà dì shuǐ zhǔn miàn ] geoid |
| ⇒ 大水 | [ dà shuǐ ] flood |
| ⇒ 大水沖了龍王廟 | [ dà shuǐ chōng le lóng wáng ] lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom), fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person, a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other |
| ⇒ 天水 | [ tiān shuǐ ] Tianshui prefecture level city in Gansu |
| ⇒ 天水地區 | [ tiān shuǐ dì qū ] Tianshui prefecture in Gansu |
| ⇒ 天水市 | [ tiān shuǐ shì ] Tianshui prefecture level city in Gansu |
| ⇒ 天水碧 | [ tiān shuǐ bì ] light cyan |
| ⇒ 天那水 | [ tiān nà shuǐ ] paint thinner |
| ⇒ 奎寧水 | [ kuí níng shuǐ ] tonic water, quinine water |
| ⇒ 奶水 | [ naǐ shuǐ ] mother's milk |
| ⇒ 如人飲水，冷暖自知 | [ rú rén yǐn shuǐ lěng nuǎn zì zhī ] the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within, to know best by personal experience |
| ⇒ 如魚得水 | [ rú yú dé shuǐ ] like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings |
| ⇒ 存水彎 | [ cún shuǐ wān ] trap (plumbing), U-bend |
| ⇒ 學如逆水行舟，不進則退 | [ xué rú nì shuǐ xíng zhoū bù jìn zé tuì ] study is like rowing upstream – if you don't keep pushing forward, you fall behind |
| ⇒ 學術水平 | [ xué shù shuǐ píng ] academic level |
| ⇒ 官廳水庫 | [ guān tīng shuǐ kù ] Guanting or Kuan-ting Reservoir in Hebei, one of the main water reservoirs serving Beijing |
| ⇒ 定型水 | [ dìng xíng shuǐ ] hairspray |
| ⇒ 密閉式循環再呼吸水肺系統 | [ mì bì shì xún huán zaì hū xī shuǐ feì xì tǒng ] closed-circuit rebreather scuba (diving) |
| ⇒ 尋水術 | [ xún shuǐ shù ] dowsing |
| ⇒ 小橋流水 | [ liú shuǐ ] a small bridge over a flowing stream |
| ⇒ 尼斯湖水怪 | [ ní sī hú shuǐ ] Loch Ness Monster |
| ⇒ 尾水 | [ weǐ shuǐ ] tailwater, outflow (from mill or power plant) |
| ⇒ 尾水渠道 | [ weǐ shuǐ qú daò ] outflow channel |
| ⇒ 山不轉水轉 | [ shān bù zhuàn shuǐ zhuàn ] it's a small world, only mountains never meet |
| ⇒ 山明水秀 | [ shān míng shuǐ xiù ] lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom), fig. enchanting scenery |
| ⇒ 山水 | [ shān shuǐ ] Sansui, Japanese company |
| ⇒ 山水 | [ shān shuǐ ] water from a mountain, mountains and rivers, scenery, landscape |
| ⇒ 山水畫 | [ shān shuǐ huà ] landscape painting |
| ⇒ 山水詩 | [ shān shuǐ shī ] shanshui poetry, genre of Classical Chinese poetry |
| ⇒ 山清水秀 | [ shān qīng shuǐ xiù ] lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom), fig. enchanting scenery |
| ⇒ 山窮水盡 | [ shān qióng shuǐ jìn ] mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line, nowhere to go |
| ⇒ 山長水遠 | [ shān cháng shuǐ yuǎn ] long and arduous journey (idiom) |
| ⇒ 山青水靈 | [ shān qīng shuǐ líng ] green mountains and vivacious waters (idiom), lush and lively scenery |
| ⇒ 山高水長 | [ shān gaō shuǐ cháng ] high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching |
| ⇒ 山高水險 | [ shān gaō shuǐ xiǎn ] lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift, to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom) |
| ⇒ 巴山蜀水 | [ bā shān shǔ shuǐ ] mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom) |
| ⇒ 座生水母 | [ zuò shēng shuǐ mǔ ] sessile medusa, sea anemone |
| ⇒ 廢水 | [ feì shuǐ ] waste water, drain water, effluent |
| ⇒ 廣水 | [ guǎng shuǐ ] Guangshui county level city in Suizhou 隨州|随州[Sui2 zhou1], Hubei |
| ⇒ 廣水市 | [ guǎng shuǐ shì ] Guangshui county level city in Suizhou 隨州|随州[Sui2 zhou1], Hubei |
| ⇒ 建水 | [ jiàn shuǐ ] Jianshui county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan |
| ⇒ 建水縣 | [ jiàn shuǐ xiàn ] Jianshui county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan |
| ⇒ 引水 | [ yǐn shuǐ ] to pilot a ship, to channel water, to draw water (for irrigation) |
| ⇒ 引水入牆 | [ yǐn shuǐ rù qiáng ] lit. to lead the water through the wall, to ask for trouble (idiom) |
| ⇒ 引水工程 | [ yǐn shuǐ gōng chéng ] water-induction engineering, irrigation engineering |
| ⇒ 彭水縣 | [ péng shuǐ xiàn ] Pengshui Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality |
| ⇒ 彭水苗族土家族自治縣 | [ péng shuǐ zú tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn ] Pengshui Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality |
| ⇒ 徐水 | [ xú shuǐ ] Xushui county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei |
| ⇒ 徐水縣 | [ xú shuǐ xiàn ] Xushui county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei |
| ⇒ 心如止水 | [ xīn rú zhǐ shuǐ ] to be at peace with oneself |
| ⇒ 恐水病 | [ kǒng shuǐ bìng ] rabies |
| ⇒ 恐水症 | [ kǒng shuǐ zhèng ] rabies, hydrophobia |
| ⇒ 惠水 | [ huì shuǐ ] Huishui county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou |
| ⇒ 惠水縣 | [ huì shuǐ xiàn ] Huishui county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou |
| ⇒ 惡水 | [ è shuǐ ] dirty water, water that is unfit to drink, slops |
| ⇒ 戽水 | [ hù shuǐ ] to draw water for irrigation (manually or with a water wheel) |
| ⇒ 打水 | [ dǎ shuǐ ] to draw water, to splash water |
| ⇒ 打水漂 | [ dǎ shuǐ ] to skip stones (on water), (coll.) to squander one's money on a bad investment |
| ⇒ 打落水狗 | [ dǎ luò shuǐ goǔ ] lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom), fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy, to hit sb when he's down |
| ⇒ 技術潛水 | [ jì shù qián shuǐ ] technical diving |
| ⇒ 抗水 | [ kàng shuǐ ] waterproof, water resistant |
| ⇒ 抽水機 | [ choū shuǐ jī ] water pump |
| ⇒ 抽水泵 | [ choū shuǐ bèng ] water pump |
| ⇒ 抽水站 | [ choū shuǐ zhàn ] water pumping station |
| ⇒ 抽水馬桶 | [ choū shuǐ mǎ tǒng ] flush toilet |
| ⇒ 拖下水 | [ tuō xià shuǐ ] lit. to pull sb into the water, to involve sb in a messy business, to get sb into trouble |
| ⇒ 拖人下水 | [ tuō rén xià shuǐ ] lit. to pull sb into the water, fig. to involve sb in a messy business, to get sb into trouble |
| ⇒ 拖泥帶水 | [ tuō ní daì shuǐ ] lit. wading in mud and water, a slovenly job, sloppy |
| ⇒ 排水 | [ paí shuǐ ] to drain |
| ⇒ 排水口 | [ paí shuǐ koǔ ] plughole, drainage hole |
| ⇒ 排水孔 | [ paí shuǐ kǒng ] plughole, drainage hole |
| ⇒ 排水渠 | [ paí shuǐ qú ] drainage |
| ⇒ 排水溝 | [ paí shuǐ goū ] gutter |
| ⇒ 排水管 | [ paí shuǐ guǎn ] drainpipe, waste pipe |
| ⇒ 排水量 | [ paí shuǐ liàng ] displacement |
| ⇒ 掛水 | [ guà shuǐ ] to put sb on an intravenous drip |
| ⇒ 掬水 | [ jū shuǐ ] to scoop up water |
| ⇒ 提水工程 | [ tí shuǐ gōng chéng ] project to raise low-lying water for irrigation purposes |
| ⇒ 摻水 | [ chān shuǐ ] to dilute, to water down, watered down |
| ⇒ 撈油水 | [ laō yoú shuǐ ] (coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means) |
| ⇒ 改水 | [ gaǐ shuǐ ] to improve water quality |
| ⇒ 放水 | [ fàng shuǐ ] to turn on the water, to let water out, to throw a game (sports) |
| ⇒ 放水屁 | [ fàng shuǐ pì ] (coll.) to shart |
| ⇒ 散水 | [ sàn shuǐ ] apron (sloping brickwork to disperse water) |
| ⇒ 文化水平 | [ wén huà shuǐ píng ] educational level |
| ⇒ 文水 | [ wén shuǐ ] Wenshui county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西 |
| ⇒ 文水縣 | [ wén shuǐ xiàn ] Wenshui county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西 |
| ⇒ 施華洛世奇水晶 | [ shī huá luò shì qí shuǐ jīng ] Swarovski crystal |
| ⇒ 明水 | [ míng shuǐ ] Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang |
| ⇒ 明水縣 | [ míng shuǐ xiàn ] Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang |
| ⇒ 春江水暖鴨先知 | [ chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī ] lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom), fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows |
| ⇒ 普通話水平測試 | [ pǔ tōng huà shuǐ píng cè shì ] Putonghua Proficiency Test, an official test of spoken fluency in Standard Chinese for native speakers of Chinese languages, developed in the PRC in 1994 |
| ⇒ 暖水瓶 | [ nuǎn shuǐ píng ] thermos flask or bottle |
| ⇒ 曲水 | [ qǔ shuǐ ] Qüxü county, Tibetan: Chu shur rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet |
| ⇒ 曲水縣 | [ qǔ shuǐ xiàn ] Qüxü county, Tibetan: Chu shur rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet |
| ⇒ 曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲 | [ céng jīng cāng haǐ nán weí shuǐ chú què wū shān bù shì yún ] there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom), one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things |
| ⇒ 有水 | [ yoǔ shuǐ ] supplied with water (of a house) |
| ⇒ 杯水車薪 | [ beī shuǐ chē xīn ] lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure |
| ⇒ 枯水 | [ kū shuǐ ] scarce water, low water level |
| ⇒ 枯水期 | [ kū shuǐ qī ] period of low water level (winter in north China) |
| ⇒ 柔情似水 | [ roú qíng sì shuǐ ] tender and soft as water, deeply attached to sb |
| ⇒ 柔膚水 | [ roú fū shuǐ ] skin toner |
| ⇒ 柞水 | [ zhà shuǐ ] Zhashui County in Shangluo 商洛[Shang1 luo4], Shaanxi |
| ⇒ 柞水縣 | [ zhà shuǐ xiàn ] Zhashui County in Shangluo 商洛[Shang1 luo4], Shaanxi |
| ⇒ 查水表 | [ chá shuǐ ] (Internet slang) (of the police) to ask to be let in on the pretext of checking the water meter, to barge into people's home on false pretences |
| ⇒ 根汁汽水 | [ gēn zhī qì shuǐ ] root beer |
| ⇒ 桃花水母 | [ taó huā shuǐ mǔ ] freshwater jellyfish (Craspedacusta) |
| ⇒ 椆水 | [ choú shuǐ ] old name of an unidentified river in Henan Province, mentioned by 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] |
| ⇒ 橘子水 | [ jú zi shuǐ ] orangeade, orange squash, CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1],罐[guan4],盒[he2] |
| ⇒ 檸檬水 | [ níng méng shuǐ ] lemonade |
| ⇒ 櫛水母 | [ jié shuǐ mǔ ] comb jellies (Ctenophora) |
| ⇒ 武水 | [ wǔ shuǐ ] the Wu river in Hunan and Guangdong, formerly Shuang river 瀧水|泷水 |
| ⇒ 死水 | [ sǐ shuǐ ] stagnant water, backwater |
| ⇒ 死藤水 | [ sǐ téng shuǐ ] ayahuasca |
| ⇒ 死豬不怕開水燙 | [ sǐ zhū bù pà kaī shuǐ tàng ] lit. a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (idiom), fig. to be unaffected (by sth), undaunted |
| ⇒ 毫米水銀柱 | [ haó mǐ shuǐ yín zhù ] millibar (unit of pressure) |
| ⇒ 氨水 | [ ān shuǐ ] ammonia solution |
| ⇒ 汁水 | [ zhī shuǐ ] (dialect) juice |
| ⇒ 汗水 | [ hàn shuǐ ] sweat, perspiration |
| ⇒ 江南水鄉 | [ jiāng nán shuǐ xiāng ] patchwork of waterways, esp. in Jiangsu |
| ⇒ 江水 | [ jiāng shuǐ ] river water |
| ⇒ 污水 | [ wū shuǐ ] sewage |
| ⇒ 污水坑 | [ wū shuǐ kēng ] cesspit |
| ⇒ 污水處理廠 | [ wū shuǐ chǔ lǐ chǎng ] water treatment plant |
| ⇒ 汨水 | [ mì shuǐ ] name of a river, the southern tributary of Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江[Mi4 luo2 jiang1] |
| ⇒ 汲水 | [ jí shuǐ ] to draw water |
| ⇒ 汽水 | [ qì shuǐ ] soda, pop |
| ⇒ 沁水 | [ qìn shuǐ ] Qinshui county in Jincheng 晉城|晋城[Jin4 cheng2], Shanxi |
| ⇒ 沁水縣 | [ qìn shuǐ xiàn ] Qinshui county in Jincheng 晉城|晋城[Jin4 cheng2], Shanxi |
| ⇒ 沂水 | [ yí shuǐ ] Yishui county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[Lin2 yi2], Shandong |
| ⇒ 沂水縣 | [ yí shuǐ xiàn ] Yishui county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[Lin2 yi2], Shandong |
| ⇒ 沃水 | [ wò shuǐ ] Wo river in Shanxi |
| ⇒ 沅水 | [ yuán shuǐ ] Yuan River |
| ⇒ 沒水平 | [ meí shuǐ píng ] disgraceful, poor quality, substandard |
| ⇒ 沒水準 | [ meí shuǐ zhǔn ] lacking class, boorish, poor quality, substandard |
| ⇒ 河水 | [ hé shuǐ ] river water |
| ⇒ 河水不犯井水 | [ hé shuǐ bù fàn jǐng shuǐ ] lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another., Mind your own business. |
| ⇒ 河水不犯井水 | [ hé shuǐ bù fàn jǐng shuǐ ] lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another., Mind your own business. |
| ⇒ 沸水 | [ feì shuǐ ] boiling water |
| ⇒ 油光水滑 | [ yoú guāng shuǐ huá ] sleek, shiny and smooth |
| ⇒ 油水 | [ yoú shuǐ ] grease, profit, ill-gotten gains |
| ⇒ 泅水 | [ qiú shuǐ ] to swim |
| ⇒ 泉水 | [ quán shuǐ ] spring water, CL:股[gu3] |
| ⇒ 泔水 | [ gān shuǐ ] slop, swill |
| ⇒ 泗水 | [ sì shuǐ ] Si River in Shandong |
| ⇒ 泗水 | [ sì shuǐ ] Sishui County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong, Surabaya, capital of East Java province of Indonesia |
| ⇒ 泗水縣 | [ sì shuǐ xiàn ] Sishui County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong |
| ⇒ 泡水 | [ paò shuǐ ] to infuse, to soak in water |
| ⇒ 泥水 | [ ní shuǐ ] muddy water, mud, masonry (craft) |
| ⇒ 泥水匠 | [ ní shuǐ jiàng ] mason |
| ⇒ 注水 | [ zhù shuǐ ] to pour water into, to inject water into |
| ⇒ 泰水 | [ taì shuǐ ] (literary) mother-in-law, wife's mother |
| ⇒ 洋山深水港 | [ yáng shān shēn shuǐ gǎng ] Yangshan Deep-Water Port (near Shanghai) |
| ⇒ 洗甲水 | [ xǐ jiǎ shuǐ ] nail polish remover |
| ⇒ 洗髮水 | [ xǐ fà shuǐ ] shampoo (liquid) |
| ⇒ 洗髮水兒 | [ xǐ fà shuǐ ] shampoo |
| ⇒ 洣水 | [ mǐ shuǐ ] Mi river in Hunan, tributary of Xiangjiang 湘江 |
| ⇒ 洧水 | [ weǐ shuǐ ] river in Henan |
| ⇒ 洪水 | [ hóng shuǐ ] deluge, flood |
| ⇒ 洪水期 | [ hóng shuǐ qī ] flood season |
| ⇒ 洪水滔滔 | [ hóng shuǐ taō taō ] widespread flooding (idiom) |
| ⇒ 洪水猛獸 | [ hóng shuǐ měng shoù ] lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom), fig. great scourges, extremely dangerous or threatening things |
| ⇒ 流水 | [ liú shuǐ ] running water, (business) turnover |
| ⇒ 流水不腐 | [ liú shuǐ bù fǔ ] flowing water does not rot |
| ⇒ 流水不腐，戶樞不蠹 | [ liú shuǐ bù fǔ hù shū bù dù ] lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom), fig. constant activity prevents decay |
| ⇒ 流水席 | [ liú shuǐ xí ] banquet where guests arrive at various times and are served with food as they arrive |
| ⇒ 流水帳 | [ liú shuǐ zhàng ] variant of 流水賬|流水账[liu2 shui3 zhang4] |
| ⇒ 流水線 | [ liú shuǐ xiàn ] assembly line, (computing) pipeline |
| ⇒ 流水賬 | [ liú shuǐ zhàng ] day-to-day account, current account |
| ⇒ 浠水 | [ xī shuǐ ] Xishui county in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], Hubei |
| ⇒ 浠水縣 | [ xī shuǐ xiàn ] Xishui county in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], Hubei |
| ⇒ 浮出水面 | [ fú chū shuǐ miàn ] to float up (idiom); to become evident, to surface, to appear |
| ⇒ 海水 | [ haǐ shuǐ ] seawater |
| ⇒ 海水不可斗量 | [ haǐ shuǐ bù kě doǔ liáng ] see 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2] |
| ⇒ 海水倒灌 | [ haǐ shuǐ daò guàn ] saltwater intrusion |
| ⇒ 海水養殖 | [ haǐ shuǐ yǎng zhí ] aquaculture |
| ⇒ 涉水靴 | [ shè shuǐ xuē ] wading boots, high-topped waterproof boots |
| ⇒ 涉水鳥 | [ shè shuǐ ] a wading bird |
| ⇒ 涎水 | [ xián shuǐ ] saliva |
| ⇒ 液態水 | [ yè taì shuǐ ] liquid water (as opposed to steam or ice) |
| ⇒ 涼水 | [ liáng shuǐ ] cool water, unboiled water |
| ⇒ 淌口水 | [ tǎng koǔ shuǐ ] to let saliva dribble from the mouth, to slobber |
| ⇒ 淚水 | [ leì shuǐ ] teardrop, tears |
| ⇒ 淚水漣漣 | [ leì shuǐ lián lián ] in floods of tears (idiom) |
| ⇒ 淡水 | [ dàn shuǐ ] Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan |
| ⇒ 淡水 | [ dàn shuǐ ] potable water (water with low salt content), fresh water |
| ⇒ 淡水區 | [ dàn shuǐ qū ] Tamsui or Danshui District, New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan |
| ⇒ 淡水湖 | [ dàn shuǐ hú ] freshwater lake |
| ⇒ 淡水魚 | [ dàn shuǐ yú ] freshwater fish |
| ⇒ 淨水 | [ jìng shuǐ ] clean water, purified water |
| ⇒ 淨水器 | [ jìng shuǐ qì ] water purifier |
| ⇒ 淫水 | [ yín shuǐ ] sexual secretions |
| ⇒ 淯水 | [ yù shuǐ ] name of river, old name of Baihe 白河 in Henan, same as 育水 |
| ⇒ 深水埗 | [ shēn shuǐ bù ] Sham Shui Po district of Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| ⇒ 深水炸彈 | [ shēn shuǐ zhà dàn ] depth charge |
| ⇒ 淶水 | [ laí shuǐ ] Laishui county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei |
| ⇒ 淶水縣 | [ laí shuǐ xiàn ] Laishui county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei |
| ⇒ 混水摸魚 | [ hún shuǐ mō yú ] to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain, also written 渾水摸魚|浑水摸鱼 |
| ⇒ 混水牆 | [ hún shuǐ qiáng ] plastered masonry wall |
| ⇒ 淹水 | [ yān shuǐ ] to be flooded |
| ⇒ 淺水 | [ qiǎn shuǐ ] shallow water |
| ⇒ 清水 | [ qīng shuǐ ] Qingshui (place name), Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name) |
| ⇒ 清水 | [ qīng shuǐ ] fresh water, drinking water, clear water |
| ⇒ 清水寺 | [ qīng shuǐ sì ] Kiyomizu temple in east Kyōto 京都, Japan |
| ⇒ 清水河 | [ qīng shuǐ hé ] Qingshuihe county in Hohhot 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia |
| ⇒ 清水河縣 | [ qīng shuǐ hé xiàn ] Qingshuihe county in Hohhot 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia |
| ⇒ 清水牆 | [ qīng shuǐ qiáng ] unplastered masonry wall |
| ⇒ 清水縣 | [ qīng shuǐ xiàn ] Qingshui county in Tianshui 天水[Tian1 shui3], Gansu |
| ⇒ 清水鎮 | [ qīng shuǐ zhèn ] Qingshui or Chingshui Town in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan |
| ⇒ 清湯寡水 | [ qīng tāng guǎ shuǐ ] meager fare, (fig.) insipid, colorless |
| ⇒ 渝水 | [ yú shuǐ ] old name of Jialing River 嘉陵江[Jia1 ling2 Jiang1] in Sichuan through Chongqing, Yushui District of Xinyu city 新餘市|新余市[Xin1 yu2 shi4], Jiangxi |
| ⇒ 渝水區 | [ yú shuǐ qū ] Yushui District of Xinyu city 新餘市|新余市[Xin1 yu2 shi4], Jiangxi |
| ⇒ 渭水 | [ weì shuǐ ] Wei River in Shaanxi, through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] |
| ⇒ 游水 | [ yoú shuǐ ] to swim |
| ⇒ 渾水摸魚 | [ hún shuǐ mō yú ] to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain |
| ⇒ 湟水 | [ huáng shuǐ ] Huangshui River, upper reaches of the Yellow River 黃河|黄河[Huang2 He2], flowing through Qinghai and Gansu |
| ⇒ 湯力水 | [ tāng lì shuǐ ] tonic water |
| ⇒ 溧水 | [ lì shuǐ ] Lishui county in Nanjing 南京, Jiangsu |
| ⇒ 溧水縣 | [ lì shuǐ xiàn ] Lishui county in Nanjing 南京, Jiangsu |
| ⇒ 溺水 | [ nì shuǐ ] to drown |
| ⇒ 滑水 | [ huá shuǐ ] water skiing, to water-ski |
| ⇒ 滲水 | [ shèn shuǐ ] water seepage |
| ⇒ 滴水 | [ dī shuǐ ] water drop, dripping water |
| ⇒ 滴水不漏 | [ dī shuǐ bù loù ] lit. not one drop of water can leak out, watertight, rigorous (argument) |
| ⇒ 滴水不羼 | [ dī shuǐ bù chàn ] not diluted by one drop, hundred percent |
| ⇒ 滴水嘴獸 | [ dī shuǐ zuǐ shoù ] gargoyle (architecture) |
| ⇒ 滴水石穿 | [ dī shuǐ shí chuān ] dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success, You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up., Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. |
| ⇒ 滴水穿石 | [ dī shuǐ chuān shí ] dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success, You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up., Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. |
| ⇒ 滾水 | [ gǔn shuǐ ] boiling water |
| ⇒ 漂白水 | [ baí shuǐ ] bleach |
| ⇒ 漊水 | [ loú shuǐ ] Lou River in Hubei and Hunan |
| ⇒ 漏水 | [ loù shuǐ ] to leak (of water) |
| ⇒ 漏水轉渾天儀 | [ loù shuǐ zhuàn hún tiān yí ] water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus) |
| ⇒ 漢水 | [ hàn shuǐ ] Han River (Hanshui) |
| ⇒ 漢語水平考試 | [ hàn yǔ shuǐ píng kaǒ shì ] HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test) |
| ⇒ 漣水 | [ lián shuǐ ] Lianshui county in Huai'an 淮安[Huai2 an1], Jiangsu |
| ⇒ 漣水縣 | [ lián shuǐ xiàn ] Lianshui county in Huai'an 淮安[Huai2 an1], Jiangsu |
| ⇒ 漲水 | [ zhǎng shuǐ ] rise of water level |
| ⇒ 潑冷水 | [ pō lěng shuǐ ] lit. to pour cold water on, fig. to dampen one's enthusiasm |
| ⇒ 潑出去的水 | [ pō chū qù de shuǐ ] spilt water, (fig.) sth that can not be retrieved, spilt milk |
| ⇒ 潑水 | [ pō shuǐ ] to sprinkle, to spill water |
| ⇒ 潑水節 | [ pō shuǐ jié ] Songkran (Thai New Year) |
| ⇒ 潑水難收 | [ pō shuǐ nán shoū ] water once spilt cannot be retrieved (idiom); irreversible change |
| ⇒ 潑髒水 | [ pō zāng shuǐ ] (lit.) to splash dirty water, (fig.) to throw mud at, to smear (sb) |
| ⇒ 潛水 | [ qián shuǐ ] to dive, to go under water, (in an online forum) to lurk |
| ⇒ 潛水刀 | [ qián shuǐ daō ] dive knife |
| ⇒ 潛水員 | [ qián shuǐ yuán ] diver, frogman |
| ⇒ 潛水夫病 | [ qián shuǐ fū bìng ] bends |
| ⇒ 潛水夫症 | [ qián shuǐ fū zhèng ] bends |
| ⇒ 潛水服 | [ qián shuǐ fú ] diving suit, wetsuit |
| ⇒ 潛水者 | [ qián shuǐ zhě ] (underwater) diver |
| ⇒ 潛水艇 | [ qián shuǐ tǐng ] submarine |
| ⇒ 潛水衣 | [ qián shuǐ yī ] diving suit |
| ⇒ 潛水裝備拖輪箱 | [ qián shuǐ zhuāng beì tuō lún xiāng ] diving bag, diving suitcase |
| ⇒ 潭水 | [ tán shuǐ ] deep water |
| ⇒ 潮水 | [ chaó shuǐ ] tide |
| ⇒ 澆冷水 | [ lěng shuǐ ] to pour cold water, fig. to discourage |
| ⇒ 澆水 | [ shuǐ ] to water (plants etc) |
| ⇒ 澗水 | [ jiàn shuǐ ] mountain stream |
| ⇒ 澧水 | [ lǐ shuǐ ] Lishui river in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖 |
| ⇒ 濟水 | [ jǐ shuǐ ] Ji River, former river of north-eastern China which disappeared after the Yellow River flooded in 1852 |
| ⇒ 瀍水 | [ chán shuǐ ] the Chanshui river in Henan |
| ⇒ 瀘水 | [ lú shuǐ ] Lushui county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan |
| ⇒ 瀘水縣 | [ lú shuǐ xiàn ] Lushui county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] in northwest Yunnan |
| ⇒ 瀝水架 | [ lì shuǐ jià ] dish rack |
| ⇒ 瀧水 | [ shuāng shuǐ ] Shuang river in Hunan and Guangdong (modern Wu river 武水) |
| ⇒ 灃水 | [ fēng shuǐ ] Feng River in Shaanxi 陝西|陕西[Shan3 xi1], tributary of Wei River 渭水[Wei4 Shui3] |
| ⇒ 灌水 | [ guàn shuǐ ] 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 |
| ⇒ 灑水 | [ sǎ shuǐ ] to sprinkle |
| ⇒ 灑水機 | [ sǎ shuǐ jī ] sprinkler |
| ⇒ 灑水車 | [ sǎ shuǐ chē ] sprinkler truck |
| ⇒ 灰水 | [ huī shuǐ ] gray water |
| ⇒ 無水 | [ wú shuǐ ] anhydrous (chemistry), waterless, dehydrated |
| ⇒ 熱水 | [ rè shuǐ ] hot water |
| ⇒ 熱水器 | [ rè shuǐ qì ] water heater |
| ⇒ 熱水澡 | [ rè shuǐ zaǒ ] hot bath or shower |
| ⇒ 熱水瓶 | [ rè shuǐ píng ] thermos bottle, vacuum bottle, hot water dispenser (appliance), CL:個|个[ge4] |
| ⇒ 熱水袋 | [ rè shuǐ daì ] hot-water bottle |
| ⇒ 燈塔水母 | [ dēng tǎ shuǐ mǔ ] immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) |
| ⇒ 燒水 | [ shaō shuǐ ] to heat water, to boil water |
| ⇒ 燒水壺 | [ shaō shuǐ hú ] kettle |
| ⇒ 爬山涉水 | [ pá shān shè shuǐ ] to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom); fig. to make a long and difficult journey |
| ⇒ 爽膚水 | [ shuǎng fū shuǐ ] toner (cosmetics) |
| ⇒ 牛不喝水強按頭 | [ niú bù hē shuǐ qiǎng àn toú ] lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom), fig. to try to impose one's will on sb |
| ⇒ 牛不喝水難按角 | [ niú bù hē shuǐ nán àn ] (idiom) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink |
| ⇒ 牽馬到河易，強馬飲水難 | [ qiān mǎ daò hé yì qiǎng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán ] You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom) |
| ⇒ 王水 | [ wáng shuǐ ] Aqua regia |
| ⇒ 生水 | [ shēng shuǐ ] unboiled water |
| ⇒ 生活水平 | [ shēng huó shuǐ píng ] living standards |
| ⇒ 生活污水 | [ shēng huó wū shuǐ ] domestic sewage |
| ⇒ 生理鹽水 | [ shēng lǐ yán shuǐ ] saline (medicine) |
| ⇒ 生粉水 | [ shēng fěn shuǐ ] starch solution (cooking) |
| ⇒ 疏水簞瓢 | [ shū shuǐ dān ] little water and few utensils, to live a frugal life (idiom) |
| ⇒ 癸水 | [ guǐ shuǐ ] menstruation, woman's period |
| ⇒ 白水 | [ baí shuǐ ] Baishui county in Weinan 渭南[Wei4 nan2], Shaanxi |
| ⇒ 白水 | [ baí shuǐ ] plain water |
| ⇒ 白水晶 | [ baí shuǐ jīng ] rock crystal (mineral) |
| ⇒ 白水江自然保護區 | [ baí shuǐ jiāng zì rán baǒ hù qū ] Baishuijiang Nature Reserve, Gansu |
| ⇒ 白水泥 | [ baí shuǐ ní ] white cement |
| ⇒ 白水縣 | [ baí shuǐ xiàn ] Baishui County in Weinan 渭南[Wei4 nan2], Shaanxi |
| ⇒ 白開水 | [ baí kaī shuǐ ] plain boiled water |
| ⇒ 皮劃艇靜水 | [ pí huá tǐng jìng shuǐ ] canoe-kayak flatwater |
| ⇒ 盂方水方 | [ yú fāng shuǐ fāng ] If the basin is square, the water in it will also be square. (idiom) |
| ⇒ 眼房水 | [ yǎn fáng shuǐ ] aqueous humor |
| ⇒ 眼藥水 | [ yǎn yaò shuǐ ] eye drops, eye lotion |
| ⇒ 硅酸鹽水泥 | [ guī suān yán shuǐ ní ] Portland cement |
| ⇒ 硬水 | [ yìng shuǐ ] hard water |
| ⇒ 硯水壺兒 | [ yàn shuǐ hú ] water container for an ink slab |
| ⇒ 碳水化合物 | [ tàn shuǐ huà hé wù ] carbohydrate |
| ⇒ 礦水 | [ kuàng shuǐ ] mineral water |
| ⇒ 礦泉水 | [ kuàng quán shuǐ ] mineral spring water, CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1] |
| ⇒ 禍水 | [ huò shuǐ ] source of calamity (esp. of women) |
| ⇒ 秀水 | [ xiù shuǐ ] Xiushui or Hsiushui Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan |
| ⇒ 秀水鄉 | [ xiù shuǐ xiāng ] Xiushui or Hsiushui Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan |
| ⇒ 秋水 | [ qiū shuǐ ] limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes) |
| ⇒ 秋水仙 | [ qiū shuǐ xiān ] autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale), meadow saffron |
| ⇒ 秋水仙素 | [ qiū shuǐ xiān sù ] colchicine (pharmacy) |
| ⇒ 積水 | [ jī shuǐ ] to collect water, to be covered with water, to pond, accumulated water, ponding |
| ⇒ 穢水 | [ huì shuǐ ] dirty water, polluted water, sewage |
| ⇒ 窮山惡水 | [ qióng shān è shuǐ ] lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom), fig. inhospitable natural environment |
| ⇒ 竹籃打水 | [ zhú lán dǎ shuǐ ] using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort |
| ⇒ 竹籃打水，一場空 | [ zhú lán dǎ shuǐ yī cháng kōng ] using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort |
| ⇒ 節水 | [ jié shuǐ ] to save water |
| ⇒ 糖水 | [ táng shuǐ ] syrup, sweetened water, tong sui (sweet soup) |
| ⇒ 紅尾水鴝 | [ hóng weǐ shuǐ qú ] (bird species of China) plumbeous water redstart (Phoenicurus fuliginosus) |
| ⇒ 紅藥水 | [ hóng yaò shuǐ ] mercurochrome (antiseptic solution) |
| ⇒ 紅顏禍水 | [ hóng yán huò shuǐ ] femme fatale |
| ⇒ 純淨水 | [ chún jìng shuǐ ] purified water |
| ⇒ 紫坪鋪水庫 | [ zǐ píng pū shuǐ kù ] Zipingpu Reservoir, Sichuan |
| ⇒ 紫水晶 | [ zǐ shuǐ jīng ] amethyst |
| ⇒ 紫水雞 | [ zǐ shuǐ jī ] (bird species of China) purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) |
| ⇒ 細水長流 | [ xì shuǐ cháng liú ] lit. thin streams flow forever, fig. economy will get you a long way, to work steadily at something little by little |
| ⇒ 結晶水 | [ jié jīng shuǐ ] water of crystallization |
| ⇒ 給水 | [ jǐ shuǐ ] to supply water, to provide feedwater |
| ⇒ 綠水 | [ lǜ shuǐ ] green water, crystal-clear water |
| ⇒ 網絡水軍 | [ wǎng luò shuǐ jūn ] "Internet Navy", paid Internet posters, astroturfers |
| ⇒ 縮水 | [ suō shuǐ ] to shrink (in the wash), fig. to shrink (of profits etc) |
| ⇒ 缺水 | [ quē shuǐ ] water shortage, dehydration |
| ⇒ 置信水平 | [ zhì xìn shuǐ píng ] confidence level (math.) |
| ⇒ 羅水 | [ luó shuǐ ] name of a river, the northern tributary of Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江[Mi4 luo2 jiang1] |
| ⇒ 羊水 | [ yáng shuǐ ] amniotic fluid |
| ⇒ 羊水穿刺 | [ yáng shuǐ chuān cì ] amniocentesis (used in Taiwan) |
| ⇒ 羼水 | [ chàn shuǐ ] to mix with water (wine), to adulterate |
| ⇒ 習水 | [ xí shuǐ ] Xishui county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], Guizhou |
| ⇒ 習水縣 | [ xí shuǐ xiàn ] Xishui county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], Guizhou |
| ⇒ 耐水 | [ naì shuǐ ] waterproof |
| ⇒ 耐水性 | [ naì shuǐ xìng ] waterproof |
| ⇒ 聖水 | [ shèng shuǐ ] holy water |
| ⇒ 肥水不流外人田 | [ feí shuǐ bù liú waì rén tián ] lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field, fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb) |
| ⇒ 育水 | [ yù shuǐ ] name of river, old name of Baihe 白河 in Henan |
| ⇒ 肺水腫 | [ feì shuǐ zhǒng ] pulmonary edema |
| ⇒ 背山臨水 | [ beì shān lín shuǐ ] with back to the mountain and facing the water (favored location) |
| ⇒ 背水一戰 | [ beì shuǐ yī zhàn ] lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die |
| ⇒ 脫水 | [ tuō shuǐ ] to dry out, to extract water, dehydration, dehydrated, desiccation |
| ⇒ 脫水機 | [ tuō shuǐ jī ] a device for extracting water (such as a centrifuge) |
| ⇒ 腦子進水 | [ naǒ zi jìn shuǐ ] to have lost one's mind, crazy, soft in the head |
| ⇒ 腦水腫 | [ naǒ shuǐ zhǒng ] cerebral edema |
| ⇒ 腹水 | [ fù shuǐ ] ascites, ascitic fluid, hydroperitoneum (medicine) |
| ⇒ 膠水 | [ shuǐ ] glue |
| ⇒ 膿水 | [ nóng shuǐ ] pus |
| ⇒ 臨水 | [ lín shuǐ ] facing the water (favored location) |
| ⇒ 臨海水土誌 | [ lín haǐ shuǐ tǔ zhì ] Seaboard Geographic Gazetteer (c. 275) by Shen Ying 沈瑩|沈莹 |
| ⇒ 自來水 | [ zì laí shuǐ ] running water, tap water |
| ⇒ 自來水管 | [ zì laí shuǐ guǎn ] water mains, service pipe, tap-water pipe |
| ⇒ 舀水 | [ yaǒ shuǐ ] to ladle water, to scoop up water |
| ⇒ 舞水端里 | [ wǔ shuǐ duān lǐ ] Musudan-ri, North Korean rocket launch site in North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[Xian2 jing4 bei3 dao4] |
| ⇒ 芙蓉出水 | [ fú róng chū shuǐ ] lit. lotus rises from the water (idiom); fig. to blossom (of poem or art) |
| ⇒ 花露水 | [ huā lù shuǐ ] perfumed toilet water, eau de cologne, floral water, hydrosol |
| ⇒ 苦水 | [ kǔ shuǐ ] bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates), suffering, digestive fluids rising from stomach to the mouth, fig. bitter complaint |
| ⇒ 茶水 | [ chá shuǐ ] tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves |
| ⇒ 萍水相逢 | [ píng shuǐ xiāng féng ] strangers coming together by chance (idiom) |
| ⇒ 萬水千山 | [ wàn shuǐ qiān shān ] ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long journey, a long and difficult road |
| ⇒ 落水 | [ luò shuǐ ] to fall into water, to sink, overboard, fig. to degenerate, to sink (into depravity), to go to the dogs |
| ⇒ 落水狗上岸 | [ luò shuǐ goǔ shàng àn ] like a dog who fell in the river and climbs out—shaking all over |
| ⇒ 落水管 | [ luò shuǐ guǎn ] drainpipe, water spout |
| ⇒ 落花有意，流水無情 | [ luò huā yoǔ yì liú shuǐ wú qíng ] lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom), fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love) |
| ⇒ 落花流水 | [ luò huā liú shuǐ ] to be in a sorry state, to be utterly defeated |
| ⇒ 蒸餾水 | [ zhēng liú shuǐ ] distilled water |
| ⇒ 蓄水 | [ xù shuǐ ] water storage |
| ⇒ 蓄水池 | [ xù shuǐ chí ] water reservoir |
| ⇒ 薪水 | [ xīn shuǐ ] salary, wage |
| ⇒ 藥水 | [ yaò shuǐ ] Yaksu in North Korea, near the border with Liaoning and Jiling province |
| ⇒ 藥水 | [ yaò shuǐ ] medicine in liquid form, bottled medicine, lotion |
| ⇒ 藥水兒 | [ yaò shuǐ ] erhua variant of 藥水|药水[yao4 shui3] |
| ⇒ 蘇打水 | [ sū dá shuǐ ] soda drink (loanword) |
| ⇒ 蜻蜓點水 | [ qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ ] lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly, superficial contact (idiom) |
| ⇒ 融水苗族自治縣 | [ róng shuǐ zú zì zhì xiàn ] Rongshui Miao Autonomous County in Liuzhou 柳州[Liu3 zhou1], Guangxi |
| ⇒ 蟹黃水 | [ xiè huáng shuǐ ] crab roe, crab spawn, (used for crab meat in general) |
| ⇒ 血水 | [ xuè shuǐ ] thin blood, watery blood |
| ⇒ 血濃於水 | [ xuè nóng yú shuǐ ] blood is thicker than water, fig. family ties are closer than social relations |
| ⇒ 行雲流水 | [ xíng yún liú shuǐ ] lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom), fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc, natural and unforced |
| ⇒ 衡水 | [ héng shuǐ ] Hengshui prefecture-level city in Hebei |
| ⇒ 衡水地區 | [ héng shuǐ dì qū ] Hengshui county (old name) |
| ⇒ 衡水市 | [ héng shuǐ shì ] Hengshui prefecture-level city in Hebei |
| ⇒ 覆水難收 | [ fù shuǐ nán shoū ] spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom), it's no use crying over spilt milk, what's done is done and can't be reversed, the damage is done, once divorced, there's no reuniting |
| ⇒ 親水性 | [ qīn shuǐ xìng ] hydrophilicity, hydrophilic |
| ⇒ 親水長廊 | [ qīn shuǐ cháng láng ] waterside promenade |
| ⇒ 試水溫 | [ shì shuǐ wēn ] to test the waters |
| ⇒ 豐水 | [ fēng shuǐ ] abundant water, high water level |
| ⇒ 豬下水 | [ zhū xià shuǐ ] pig offal |
| ⇒ 豬水泡病 | [ zhū shuǐ paò bìng ] swine vesicular disease (SVD) |
| ⇒ 貯水處 | [ zhù shuǐ chù ] reservoir |
| ⇒ 貼水 | [ tiē shuǐ ] agio (charge for changing currency), premium |
| ⇒ 赤水 | [ chì shuǐ ] Chishui county level city in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], Guizhou |
| ⇒ 赤水市 | [ chì shuǐ shì ] Chishui county level city in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[Zun1 yi4], Guizhou |
| ⇒ 赤水河 | [ chì shuǐ hé ] Chishui River, tributary of Wei in Shaanxi |
| ⇒ 走水 | [ zoǔ shuǐ ] to leak, to flow, to catch on fire |
| ⇒ 趟渾水 | [ tāng hún shuǐ ] (fig.) to get involved in an unsavory enterprise |
| ⇒ 跋山涉水 | [ bá shān shè shuǐ ] to travel over land and water (idiom) |
| ⇒ 跌水 | [ diē shuǐ ] drop of height in waterway, staircase of waterfalls |
| ⇒ 跳水 | [ shuǐ ] to dive (into water), (sports) diving, to commit suicide by jumping into water, (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically |
| ⇒ 踩水 | [ caǐ shuǐ ] to tread water, to paddle or tramp in shallow water |
| ⇒ 蹚渾水 | [ tāng hún shuǐ ] variant of 趟渾水|趟浑水[tang1 hun2 shui3] |
| ⇒ 車水馬龍 | [ chē shuǐ mǎ lóng ] endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom), heavy traffic |
| ⇒ 輕水 | [ qīng shuǐ ] light water (as opposed to heavy water), see light water reactor 輕水反應堆|轻水反应堆 |
| ⇒ 輕水反應堆 | [ qīng shuǐ fǎn yìng duī ] light water reactor (LWR) |
| ⇒ 輸水管 | [ shū shuǐ guǎn ] pipe, pipeline |
| ⇒ 農林水產省 | [ nóng lín shuǐ chǎn shěng ] Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan) |
| ⇒ 近水樓臺 | [ jìn shuǐ loú taí ] lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor |
| ⇒ 近水樓臺先得月 | [ jìn shuǐ loú taí xiān dé yuè ] the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom), to benefit from intimacy with an influential person |
| ⇒ 退水 | [ tuì shuǐ ] to divert water, to drain |
| ⇒ 逆水 | [ nì shuǐ ] against the current, upstream |
| ⇒ 逆水行舟 | [ nì shuǐ xíng zhoū ] lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom), fig. in a tough environment (one needs to work hard) |
| ⇒ 逆水行舟，不進則退 | [ nì shuǐ xíng zhoū bù jìn zé tuì ] like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom) |
| ⇒ 透水 | [ toù shuǐ ] permeable, percolation, water leak |
| ⇒ 透水性 | [ toù shuǐ xìng ] permeability |
| ⇒ 逐水 | [ zhú shuǐ ] to relieve oedema through purging or diuresis (Chinese medicine) |
| ⇒ 通水 | [ tōng shuǐ ] to have running water (in a house etc) |
| ⇒ 進水 | [ jìn shuǐ ] to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc), to get flooded, inflow of water |
| ⇒ 進水口 | [ jìn shuǐ koǔ ] water inlet |
| ⇒ 進水閘 | [ jìn shuǐ zhá ] water intake, inlet sluice |
| ⇒ 遊山玩水 | [ yoú shān wán shuǐ ] to go on a scenic tour |
| ⇒ 遠水不救近火 | [ yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ ] see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火[yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3] |
| ⇒ 遠水不解近渴 | [ yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě ] lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need, a slow remedy does not address immediate needs |
| ⇒ 遠水救不了近火 | [ yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu jìn huǒ ] water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here, (fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency |
| ⇒ 鄰水 | [ lín shuǐ ] Linshui county in Guang'an 廣安|广安[Guang3 an1], Sichuan |
| ⇒ 鄰水縣 | [ lín shuǐ xiàn ] Linshui county in Guang'an 廣安|广安[Guang3 an1], Sichuan |
| ⇒ 酒水 | [ jiǔ shuǐ ] beverage, a drink |
| ⇒ 酒水飲料 | [ jiǔ shuǐ yǐn ] drink (on a menu) |
| ⇒ 重水 | [ zhòng shuǐ ] heavy water (chemistry) |
| ⇒ 重水反應堆 | [ zhòng shuǐ fǎn yìng duī ] heavy water reactor (HWR) |
| ⇒ 重水生產 | [ zhòng shuǐ shēng chǎn ] heavy water production |
| ⇒ 金水 | [ jīn shuǐ ] Jinshui District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[Zheng4 zhou1 Shi4], Henan |
| ⇒ 金水區 | [ jīn shuǐ qū ] Jinshui District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[Zheng4 zhou1 Shi4], Henan |
| ⇒ 銅翅水雉 | [ tóng chì shuǐ zhì ] (bird species of China) bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus) |
| ⇒ 鋼筋水泥 | [ gāng jīn shuǐ ní ] reinforced concrete |
| ⇒ 鋼骨水泥 | [ gāng gǔ shuǐ ní ] reinforced concrete |
| ⇒ 鏡花水月 | [ jìng huā shuǐ yuè ] lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom), fig. an unrealistic rosy view, viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles, also written 水月鏡花|水月镜花 |
| ⇒ 鏹水 | [ qiāng shuǐ ] (coll.) strong acid |
| ⇒ 鐵打的衙門，流水的官 | [ tiě dǎ de yá men liú shuǐ de guān ] lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom), fig. government officials come and go |
| ⇒ 鐵水 | [ tiě shuǐ ] molten iron |
| ⇒ 長流水，不斷線 | [ cháng liú shuǐ bù duàn xiàn ] continuous and patient effort (idiom) |
| ⇒ 開水 | [ kaī shuǐ ] boiled water, boiling water |
| ⇒ 開水壺 | [ kaī shuǐ hú ] kettle |
| ⇒ 防水 | [ fáng shuǐ ] waterproof |
| ⇒ 阿摩尼亞水 | [ ā mó ní yà shuǐ ] ammonia solution |
| ⇒ 降水 | [ jiàng shuǐ ] rain and snow, precipitation (meteorology) |
| ⇒ 降水量 | [ jiàng shuǐ liàng ] precipitation (meteorology), measured quantity of rain |
| ⇒ 陳水扁 | [ chén shuǐ biǎn ] Chen Shui-Bian (1950-), Taiwanese DPP 民進黨|民进党 politician, president of the Republic of China 2000-2008 |
| ⇒ 陵水 | [ líng shuǐ ] Lingshui Lizu Autonomous County, Hainan, abbr. for 陵水黎族自治縣|陵水黎族自治县[Ling2 shui3 Li2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| ⇒ 陵水縣 | [ líng shuǐ xiàn ] Lingshui Lizu Autonomous County, Hainan, abbr. for 陵水黎族自治縣|陵水黎族自治县[Ling2 shui3 Li2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| ⇒ 陵水黎族自治縣 | [ líng shuǐ lí zú zì zhì xiàn ] Lingshui Lizu Autonomous County, Hainan |
| ⇒ 雙氧水 | [ shuāng yǎng shuǐ ] hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) solution |
| ⇒ 雙瞳翦水 | [ shuāng tóng jiǎn shuǐ ] clear, bright eyes (idiom) |
| ⇒ 雨水 | [ yǔ shuǐ ] Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March |
| ⇒ 露水 | [ lù shuǐ ] dew, fig. short-lasting, ephemeral |
| ⇒ 露水夫妻 | [ lù shuǐ fū qī ] a couple in a short-lived, improper relationship |
| ⇒ 露水姻緣 | [ lù shuǐ yīn yuán ] casual romance, short-lived relationship |
| ⇒ 青山綠水 | [ qīng shān lǜ shuǐ ] lit. green hills and clear waters, pleasant country scene (idiom) |
| ⇒ 青綠山水 | [ qīng lǜ shān shuǐ ] blue-and-green landscape (genre of landscape painting originating in the Tang dynasty, in which blues and greens predominate) |
| ⇒ 靠山吃山，靠水吃水 | [ kaò shān chī shān kaò shuǐ chī shuǐ ] lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom), fig. to make the best use of local resources, to exploit one's position to advance oneself, to find one's niche, to live off the land |
| ⇒ 靠山吃山，靠水吃水 | [ kaò shān chī shān kaò shuǐ chī shuǐ ] lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom), fig. to make the best use of local resources, to exploit one's position to advance oneself, to find one's niche, to live off the land |
| ⇒ 響水 | [ xiǎng shuǐ ] Xiangshui county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu |
| ⇒ 響水縣 | [ xiǎng shuǐ xiàn ] Xiangshui county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu |
| ⇒ 順水 | [ shùn shuǐ ] with the current |
| ⇒ 順水人情 | [ shùn shuǐ rén qíng ] to do sb a favor at little cost |
| ⇒ 順水推舟 | [ shùn shuǐ tuī zhoū ] lit. to push the boat with the current, fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit |
| ⇒ 順水推船 | [ shùn shuǐ tuī chuán ] lit. to push the boat with the current, fig. to take advantage of the situation for one's own benefit |
| ⇒ 須後水 | [ xū hoù shuǐ ] aftershave |
| ⇒ 顯山露水 | [ xiǎn shān lù shuǐ ] to reveal one's talent (idiom) |
| ⇒ 風力水車 | [ fēng lì shuǐ chē ] wind-powered waterwheel |
| ⇒ 風水 | [ fēng shuǐ ] feng shui, geomancy |
| ⇒ 風水先生 | [ fēng shuǐ xiān sheng ] feng shui master, geomancer, stock figure in folk tales, as a wise adviser or a charlatan |
| ⇒ 風水輪流 | [ fēng shuǐ lún liú ] see 風水輪流轉|风水轮流转[feng1 shui3 lun2 liu2 zhuan4] |
| ⇒ 風水輪流轉 | [ fēng shuǐ lún liú zhuàn ] fortunes rise and fall, times change |
| ⇒ 風生水起 | [ fēng shēng shuǐ qǐ ] lit. a breeze springs up and creates waves on the water (idiom), fig. flourishing, thriving, prosperous |
| ⇒ 飆口水 | [ koǔ shuǐ ] gossip, idle chat |
| ⇒ 飲水 | [ yǐn shuǐ ] drinking water |
| ⇒ 飲水器 | [ yǐn shuǐ qì ] water dispenser |
| ⇒ 飲水思源 | [ yǐn shuǐ sī yuán ] lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring, Don't forget where your happiness come from., Be grateful for all your blessings! |
| ⇒ 飲水機 | [ yǐn shuǐ jī ] water dispenser, water cooler, drinking fountain |
| ⇒ 飲用水 | [ yǐn yòng shuǐ ] drinking water, potable water |
| ⇒ 香水 | [ xiāng shuǐ ] perfume, cologne |
| ⇒ 馬尾水 | [ mǎ weǐ shuǐ ] Mawei river through Fuzhou city |
| ⇒ 馬尾水師學堂 | [ mǎ weǐ shuǐ shī xué táng ] Mawei River naval college, alternative name for Fuzhou naval college 福州船政學堂|福州船政学堂, set up in 1866 by the Qing dynasty |
| ⇒ 髒水 | [ zāng shuǐ ] dirty water, sewage |
| ⇒ 魚水 | [ yú shuǐ ] fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability) |
| ⇒ 魚水之歡 | [ yú shuǐ zhī huān ] the pleasure of close intimacy in a couple (idiom), sexual intercourse |
| ⇒ 魚水情 | [ yú shuǐ qíng ] close relationship as between fish and water |
| ⇒ 鳧水 | [ fú shuǐ ] to swim |
| ⇒ 鴛鴦戲水 | [ yuān yāng xì shuǐ ] lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water, fig. to make love |
| ⇒ 鹵水 | [ lǔ shuǐ ] brine, bittern, marinade |
| ⇒ 鹹水 | [ xián shuǐ ] salt water, brine |
| ⇒ 鹹水妹 | [ xián shuǐ meì ] (dialect) prostitute from Guangdong (esp. one in Shanghai before the Revolution) (loanword from "handsome maid") |
| ⇒ 鹹水湖 | [ xián shuǐ hú ] salt lake |
| ⇒ 鹽水 | [ yán shuǐ ] Yanshui town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan |
| ⇒ 鹽水 | [ yán shuǐ ] salt water, brine |
| ⇒ 鹽水鎮 | [ yán shuǐ zhèn ] Yanshui town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan |
| ⇒ 麗水 | [ lí shuǐ ] Lishui prefecture-level city in Zhejiang, Yeosu city in South Jeolla province, Korea, the site of World Expo 2012 |
| ⇒ 麗水地區 | [ lí shuǐ dì qū ] Lishui prefecture, Zhejiang |
| ⇒ 麗水市 | [ lí shuǐ shì ] Lishui prefecture-level city in Zhejiang, Yeosu city in South Jeolla province, Korea, the site of World Expo 2012 |
| ⇒ 黃水 | [ huáng shuǐ ] citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2), yellow water, name of river in Henan |
| ⇒ 黃水晶 | [ huáng shuǐ jīng ] citrine (orange or yellow quartz SiO2 as a semiprecious stone) |
| ⇒ 黑水 | [ heī shuǐ ] Heishui County (Tibetan: khro chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan |
| ⇒ 黑水城 | [ heī shuǐ chéng ] ruins of Heishui Town of Xixia 西夏[Xi1 Xia4] people, in Ejin Banner 額濟納旗|额济纳旗[E2 ji4 na4 Qi2], Alxa League 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia |
| ⇒ 黑水縣 | [ heī shuǐ xiàn ] Heishui County (Tibetan: khro chu rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan |
| ⇒ 黑水雞 | [ heī shuǐ jī ] (bird species of China) common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| ⇒ 點水 | [ diǎn shuǐ ] to skim, lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水), skin-deep |
| ⇒ 點水不漏 | [ diǎn shuǐ bù loù ] not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous, watertight |
| ⇒ 鼻水 | [ bí shuǐ ] nasal mucus, snivel |
