水

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Pronunciation : shuǐ

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Meaning :
  1. water. (n)
  2. a general term for rivers, lakes, seas, etc.; water. (n)
  3. liquid. (n)
Radical : 水
Strokes : 4
Traditional : 水
Usage : 44%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
水果
shuǐ guǒ

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 : fruit
2.
水瓶
shuǐ píng

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 : bottle
3.
水蒸汽
shuǐ zhēng qì

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 : reek; water vapour
4.
汽水
qì shuǐ

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 : fizzy drink; soft drink
5.
喝水
hē shuǐ

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 : drink water
6.
口水
kǒu shuǐ

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 : saliva
Sentences:
1. Give me a glass of water, please.
qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi shuǐ 。
请 给 我 一 杯 水 。

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请 : please
给 : give
我 : me
一 : one
杯 : measure word (cup)
水 : water
2. The water is boiling.
shuǐ kāi le 。
水 开 了 。

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水 : water
开 : boil
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
3. I don’t like that kind of soda.
wǒ bú xǐ huān hē nà zhǒng qì shuǐ 。
我 不 喜 欢 喝 那 种 汽 水 。

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我 : I
不喜欢 : don’t like
喝 : drink
那种 : that type
汽水 : soft drink
4. The baby drooled.
zhè gè yīng ér liú kǒu shuǐ 。
这 个 婴 儿 流 口 水 。

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这 : this
个 : measure word
婴儿 : baby
流口水 : dribble; slobber
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March 11th, 2010 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , , ,

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