新鲜 新鮮 xīn xiān fresh (experience, food etc) / freshness / novel / uncommon syn 新人 xīn rén newcomer / fresh talent / newlywed, esp. new bride / bride and groom / (paleoanthropology) Homo sapiens syn 鲜花 鮮花 xiān huā flower / fresh flowers / CL:朵[duo3] 兜风 兜風 dōu fēng to catch the wind / to go for a spin in the fresh air 清新 qīng xīn fresh and clean syn 透气 透氣 tòu qì to flow freely (of air) / to ventilate / to breathe (of fabric etc) / to take a breath of fresh air / to divulge syn 水源 shuǐ yuán water source / water supply / headwaters of a river syn 出炉 出爐 chū lú to take out of the furnace / fresh out of the oven / fig. newly announced / recently made available 捕鱼 捕魚 bǔ yú to catch fish / to fish syn 冷水 lěng shuǐ cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans) syn 自来水 自來水 zì lái shuǐ running water / tap water 鲜明 鮮明 xiān míng (of colors) bright / fresh and clear / clear-cut / distinct syn 清爽 qīng shuǎng fresh and cool / relaxed syn 放风 放風 fàng fēng to allow in fresh air / to allow a prisoner out for exercise / to give out information syn 清水 qīng shuǐ fresh water / drinking water / clear water 鲜活 鮮活 xiān huó vivid / lively / (of food ingredients) live or fresh syn 放水 fàng shuǐ to turn on the water / to let water out / (sports) to throw a game syn 生菜 shēng cài lettuce / raw fresh vegetables / greens 跳水 tiào shuǐ to dive (into water) / (sports) diving / to commit suicide by jumping into water / (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically 鱼肉 魚肉 yú ròu flesh of fish / fish and meat / (fig.) victims of oppression / (fig.) to cruelly oppress (i.e. to treat like flesh to be carved up) syn 如鱼得水 如魚得水 rú yú dé shuǐ like a fish back in water (idiom) / glad to be back in one's proper surroundings syn 记忆犹新 記憶猶新 jì yì yóu xīn to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom) syn 淡水 dàn shuǐ potable water (water with low salt content) / fresh water 饮用水 飲用水 yǐn yòng shuǐ drinking water / potable water 耳目一新 ěr mù yī xīn a pleasant change / a breath of fresh air / refreshing 保鲜 保鮮 bǎo xiān to keep fresh 水枪 水槍 shuǐ qiāng water pistol (toy) / water gun / sprinkler / water cannon 开水 開水 kāi shuǐ boiled water / boiling water syn 水性 shuǐ xìng swimming ability / characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc) / aqueous / water-based (paint etc) 鲜奶 鮮奶 xiān nǎi fresh milk 清纯 清純 qīng chún fresh and pure syn 生姜 生薑 shēng jiāng fresh ginger syn 积水 積水 jī shuǐ to collect water / to be covered with water / to pond / accumulated water / ponding syn 注水 zhù shuǐ to pour water into / to inject water into 取水 qǔ shuǐ water intake / to obtain water (from a well etc) 鱼片 魚片 yú piàn fish fillet / slice of fish meat 毛手毛脚 毛手毛腳 máo shǒu máo jiǎo carelessly and haphazardly / to paw / to grope / to get fresh syn 凉水 涼水 liáng shuǐ cool water / unboiled water syn 苦水 kǔ shuǐ bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates) / suffering / digestive fluids rising from stomach to the mouth / fig. bitter complaint syn 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ waste water / drain water / effluent 街市 jiē shì downtown area / commercial district / (chiefly Cantonese) wet market, i.e. a marketplace selling fresh meat, fish and vegetables etc 水资源 水資源 shuǐ zī yuán water resources / drinking water 爽口 shuǎng kǒu fresh and tasty syn 滴水 dī shuǐ water drop / dripping water 净水 淨水 jìng shuǐ clean water / purified water 浸水 jìn shuǐ to immerse in water / to drench / to inundate / irrigation water 水土 shuǐ tǔ water and soil / surface water / natural environment (extended meaning) / climate 吃水 chī shuǐ drinking water / to obtain water (for daily needs) / to absorb water / draft (of ship) syn 水灵 水靈 shuǐ líng (of fruit etc) fresh / (of a person etc) full of life / healthy-looking / (of eyes) moist and bright / lustrous syn 青翠 qīng cuì fresh and green / verdant syn 水陆 水陸 shuǐ lù water and land / by water and land (transport) / amphibian / delicacies from land and sea syn 生力军 生力軍 shēng lì jūn fresh troops / (fig.) lifeblood / new force 绿水 綠水 lǜ shuǐ green water / crystal-clear water syn 上水 shàng shuǐ upper reaches (of a river) / to go upstream / to add some water / to water (a crop etc) syn 泡饭 泡飯 pào fàn to soak cooked rice in soup or water / cooked rice reheated in boiling water 水柱 shuǐ zhù stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet) / jet of water 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn to start sth new or original (idiom) / to break a new path / to break fresh ground syn 捞取 撈取 lāo qǔ to dredge up / to scoop up from the water / to fish for / to gain (by improper means) syn 花露水 huā lù shuǐ perfumed toilet water / eau de cologne / floral water / hydrosol syn 鱼水 魚水 yú shuǐ fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability) syn 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 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 syn 出水 chū shuǐ to discharge water / to appear out of the water / to break the surface 原汁 yuán zhī juice (extracted from fresh fruit or vegetables) / stock (obtained by simmering meat) 进水 進水 jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) / to get flooded / inflow of water 饮水机 飲水機 yǐn shuǐ jī water dispenser / water cooler / drinking fountain 打水 dǎ shuǐ to draw water / to splash water 水表 shuǐ biǎo water meter / indicator of water level 引水 yǐn shuǐ to pilot a ship / to channel water / to draw water (for irrigation) syn 中水 zhōng shuǐ reclaimed water / recycled water 生猛 shēng měng full of life / violent / brave / fresh (of seafood) 生鲜 生鮮 shēng xiān fresh produce and freshly prepared foods syn 烧水 燒水 shāo shuǐ to heat water / to boil water 三鲜 三鮮 sān xiān three fresh ingredients (in cooking) 水渍 水漬 shuǐ zì water spot / water stain / wet spot / damp patch / water damage 活鱼 活魚 huó yú fresh fish / living fish 浇花 澆花 jiāo huā to water the plants / to water the garden 水上运动 水上運動 shuǐ shàng yùn dòng water sports / aquatic motion / movement over water 菱角 líng jiǎo water caltrop or water chestnut (genus Trapa) syn 原水 yuán shuǐ raw water / unpurified water 滑水 huá shuǐ water skiing / to water-ski 鱼肚 魚肚 yú dǔ fish maw / a food dish made from the swim bladder of fish 苏打水 蘇打水 sū dá shuǐ soda water / carbonated water 水罐 shuǐ guàn container for holding and pouring water (or other liquid): jug, pitcher, clay jar, jerry can, water bottle etc 泽泻 澤瀉 zé xiè common water plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica) / water plantain rhizome (used in TCM) syn 枯水 kū shuǐ scarce water / low water level 轻水 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 鲜菜 鮮菜 xiān cài fresh vegetable 鱼水情 魚水情 yú shuǐ qíng close relationship as between fish and water syn 寿桃 壽桃 shòu táo (myth.) peaches of immortality, kept by Xi Wangmu / fresh or confectionery peaches offered as a birthday gift 纳新 納新 nà xīn to accept the new / to take fresh (air) / fig. to accept new members (to reinvigorate the party) / new blood 碱水 鹼水 jiǎn shuǐ lye water / alkaline water (used in cooking) 鱼 魚 yú fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1yu2]) syn 汤 湯 tāng soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled syn 艳 豔 yàn bright / fresh and attractive / glamorous / (bound form) amorous / romantic / (literary) to admire / to envy syn 动手动脚 動手動腳 dòng shǒu dòng jiǎo to come to blows / to paw / to grope / to get fresh syn 汛 xùn high water / flood / to sprinkle water syn 鳐 鰩 yáo skate (cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae) / ray (fish) 踩水 cǎi shuǐ to tread water / to paddle or tramp in shallow water 吐故纳新 吐故納新 tǔ gù nà xīn lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new syn 