水 shuǐ — water

Meanings

1. 1

   water

   Water. Being uncountable, it is quantified with a container measure — 一杯水 a glass of water, 一瓶水 a bottle of water.

   noun
2. 2

   a drink of water

   noun

Character breakdown

• 水

  shuǐ (third tone, dipping)

  water

  4 strokesRadical 水

Example sentences

• 这杯水太热了。/這杯水太熱了。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) bēi (first tone, high and level) shuǐ (third tone, dipping) tài (fourth tone, falling) rè (fourth tone, falling) le. (neutral tone)···

  This water is too hot.

• 天气很热，我想喝水。/天氣很熱，我想喝水。Tiānqì (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) rè, (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) hē (first tone, high and level) shuǐ. (third tone, dipping)···

  It’s hot out — I want a drink of water.

Similar words

Words containing 水

• 水平shuǐpíng (third tone, dipping)level, standard, proficiency
• 水果shuǐguǒ (third tone, dipping)fruit
• 香水xiāng (first tone, high and level) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)perfume
• 水泥shuǐ (third tone, dipping) ní (second tone, rising)cement
• 水晶shuǐ (third tone, dipping) jīng (first tone, high and level)crystal
• 水面shuǐ (third tone, dipping) miàn (fourth tone, falling)water surface
• 热水/熱水rè (fourth tone, falling) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)hot water
• 水准/水準shuǐ (third tone, dipping) zhǔn (third tone, dipping)level (of achievement etc)
• 薪水xīn (first tone, high and level) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)salary
• 泪水/淚水lèi (fourth tone, falling) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)teardrop
• 洪水hóng (second tone, rising) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)deluge
• 口水kǒu (third tone, dipping) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)saliva
• 海水hǎi (third tone, dipping) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)seawater
• 污水wū (first tone, high and level) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)sewage
• 水管shuǐ (third tone, dipping) guǎn (third tone, dipping)water pipe
• 水源shuǐ (third tone, dipping) yuán (second tone, rising)water source
• 水库/水庫shuǐ (third tone, dipping) kù (fourth tone, falling)reservoir