Hanzi

水

water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income/(of clothes) classifier for number of washes

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

shuǐ

Bopomofo

ㄕㄨㄟˇ

Jyutping

seoi2

Example sentences

水 shuǐ
請給我一杯水。
请给我一杯水。

Please give me a glass of water.

給 / 给 gěi
請給我一杯水。
请给我一杯水。

Please give me a cup of water.

水平 shuǐpíng
我們需要努力提高我們的中文水平。
我们需要努力提高我们的中文水平。

We need to work hard to improve our Chinese level.

消費 / 消费 xiāofèi
這家百貨公司的消費水平很高。
这家百货公司的消费水平很高。

The consumption level of this department store is very high.

水果 shuǐguǒ
多吃水果對身體好。
多吃水果对身体好。

Eating more fruit is good for the body.

要 yào
你要不要吃水果？

Do you want to eat fruit?

下水 xiàshuǐ
孩子第一次下水時，教練一直在旁邊保護他。
孩子第一次下水时，教练一直在旁边保护他。

When the child entered the water for the first time, the coach stayed nearby to protect him.

冷水 lěngshuǐ
醫生建議我多喝溫水，少喝冷水。
医生建议我多喝温水，少喝冷水。

The doctor suggested I drink more warm water and less cold water.

水溫 / 水温 shuǐwēn
洗澡水的水溫太高了，請添加一些冷水吧！
洗澡水的水温太高了，请添加一些冷水吧！

The bath water temperature is too high, please add some cold water!

Example Vocabulary

水

shui3

water

水平

shui3'ping2

level; standard

水果

shui3'guo3

fruit

水瓶座

一頭霧水

yi1'tou2'wu4'shui3

下水

xia4'shui3

to enter the water; to launch a ship; to be dragged into wrongdoing

下水道

xia4'shui3'dao4

冰水

bing1'shui3

冷水

leng3'shui3

cold water

一潭死水

yi1'tan2'si3'shui3

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