远 遠 yuǎn far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc) syn 远远 遠遠 yuǎn yuǎn distant / by far syn 深处 深處 shēn chù abyss / depths / deepest or most distant part syn 空军 空軍 kōng jūn air force / (slang) to fail to catch anything (on a fishing trip) / to get skunked syn 遥远 遙遠 yáo yuǎn distant / remote syn 远处 遠處 yuǎn chù distant place syn 远方 遠方 yuǎn fāng far away / a distant location syn 水源 shuǐ yuán water source / water supply / headwaters of a river syn 渺茫 miǎo máng uncertain / remote / distant and indistinct / vague 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 渔船 漁船 yú chuán fishing boat / CL:條|条[tiao2] 清水 qīng shuǐ fresh water / drinking water / clear water 放水 fàng shuǐ to turn on the water / to let water out / (sports) to throw a game syn 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 千里迢迢 qiān lǐ tiáo tiáo from distant parts syn 远门 遠門 yuǎn mén (to go to) distant parts / faraway / a distant relative syn 罗网 羅網 luó wǎng net / fishing net / bird net syn 隔膜 gé mó diaphragm (anatomy) / distant (socially aloof) / divided by lack of mutual comprehension / nonexpert 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 水枪 水槍 shuǐ qiāng water pistol (toy) / water gun / sprinkler / water cannon 鱼竿 魚竿 yú gān fishing rod 开水 開水 kāi shuǐ boiled water / boiling water syn 渔具 漁具 yú jù fishing gear syn 水性 shuǐ xìng swimming ability / characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc) / aqueous / water-based (paint etc) 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) 渔网 漁網 yú wǎng fishing net / fishnet 渔业 漁業 yú yè fishing industry / fishery 凉水 涼水 liáng shuǐ cool water / unboiled water syn 近代 jìn dài the not-very-distant past / modern times, excluding recent decades / (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919) / capitalist times (pre-1949) 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 远亲 遠親 yuǎn qīn a distant relative syn 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ waste water / drain water / effluent 钓竿 釣竿 diào gān fishing rod / CL:根[gen1] 水资源 水資源 shuǐ zī yuán water resources / drinking water 渔场 漁場 yú chǎng fishing ground 滴水 dī shuǐ water drop / dripping water 净水 淨水 jìng shuǐ clean water / purified water 远征军 遠征軍 yuǎn zhēng jūn expeditionary force / army on a distant expedition 遥遥 遙遙 yáo yáo distant / remote syn 远洋 遠洋 yuǎn yáng distant seas / the open ocean (far from the coast) syn 本家 běn jiā a member of the same clan / a distant relative with the same family name syn 浸水 jìn shuǐ to immerse in water / to drench / to inundate / irrigation water 钓具 釣具 diào jù fishing tackle syn 远房 遠房 yuǎn fáng distantly related / a distant relative syn 网罗 網羅 wǎng luó net for fishing or bird catching / (fig.) fetters / to snare (a valuable new team member etc) / to bring together under the one umbrella syn 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 山珍海味 shān zhēn hǎi wèi exotic delicacies / luxury foodstuff from distant locations syn 远游 遠遊 yuǎn yóu to travel far / distant wanderings 渔猎 漁獵 yú liè fishing and hunting / fig. to loot / to plunder syn 隐隐约约 隱隱約約 yǐn yǐn yuē yuē faint / distant / barely audible syn 水陆 水陸 shuǐ lù water and land / by water and land (transport) / amphibian / delicacies from land and sea syn 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 深谋远虑 深謀遠慮 shēn móu yuǎn lǜ lit. deep plans and distant thoughts / to plan far ahead (idiom) syn 上古 shàng gǔ the distant past / ancient times / antiquity / early historical times syn 苍茫 蒼茫 cāng máng boundless / vast / hazy (distant horizon) syn 渔港 漁港 yú gǎng fishing port 若即若离 若即若離 ruò jí ruò lí lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom) / fig. to keep one's distance / (of a relationship) lukewarm / vague syn 泡饭 泡飯 pào fàn to soak cooked rice in soup or water / cooked rice reheated in boiling water 悠远 悠遠 yōu yuǎn long time ago / distant / far away syn 天南地北 tiān nán dì běi distant places / all over the country / (to talk) about this and that syn 水柱 shuǐ zhù stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet) / jet of water 花露水 huā lù shuǐ perfumed toilet water / eau de cologne / floral water / hydrosol 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 最远 最遠 zuì yuǎn furthest / most distant / at maximum distance 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 远赴 遠赴 yuǎn fù to travel to (a distant place) 伏羲 fú xī Fuxi, legendary Chinese emperor, trad. 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping and writing 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 源远流长 源遠流長 yuán yuǎn liú cháng lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom) / fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past / a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then syn 遥想 遙想 yáo xiǎng to think about (the distant past or future) syn 烧水 燒水 shāo shuǐ to heat water / to boil water 水渍 水漬 shuǐ zì water spot / water stain / wet spot / damp patch / water damage 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 亲疏 親疏 qīn shū close and distant (relatives) syn 结网 結網 jié wǎng to spin a web (spider) / to weave a net (e.g. for fishing) 滑水 huá shuǐ water skiing / to water-ski 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 辽远 遼遠 liáo yuǎn distant / faraway / remote syn 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 碱水 鹼水 jiǎn shuǐ lye water / alkaline water (used in cooking) 流网 流網 liú wǎng drift net (fishing) 汤 湯 tāng soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled syn 