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"river water" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
河水 hé shuǐ river water syn
江水 jiāng shuǐ river water
Chinese Pinyin Translation
水 shuǐ water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment syn
水源 shuǐ yuán water source / water supply / headwaters of a river 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
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
水边 水邊 shuǐ biān edge of the water / waterside / shore (of sea, lake or river) 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
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)
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)
大河 dà hé large river (esp the Yellow River)
水道 shuǐ dào watercourse (river, canal, drain etc) / water route / lane (in a swimming pool) syn
凉水 涼水 liáng shuǐ cool water / unboiled water syn
河道 hé dào river course / river channel 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
水资源 水資源 shuǐ zī yuán water resources / drinking water
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
河滩 河灘 hé tān river bank / river shore / strand
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
黑龙江 黑龍江 hēi lóng jiāng see 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1long2jiang1 Sheng3] / Heilong River or Amur River, forming the border between northeast China and Russia
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
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
沿江 yán jiāng along the river / the region around the river
进水 進水 jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) / to get flooded / inflow of water
水浒 水滸 shuǐ hǔ edge of the water / shore or sea, lake or river / seashore
饮水机 飲水機 yǐn shuǐ jī water dispenser / water cooler / drinking fountain
淮河 huái hé Huai River, main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黃河|黄河[Huang2 He2] and the Changjiang 長江|长江[Chang2 Jiang1]
契丹 qì dān Qidan or Khitan, ethnic group in ancient China, a branch of the Eastern Hu people inhabiting the valley of the Xar Murun River in the upper reaches of the Liao River 遼河|辽河[Liao2 He2]
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
泛珠三角 fàn zhū sān jiǎo Pan-Pearl River delta / The nine provinces of Southern China around Guangzhou and the Pearl River delta / South China
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
江流 jiāng liú river / river flow / current syn
澜沧江 瀾滄江 lán cāng jiāng Lancang River of Qinghai and Yunnan, the upper reaches of Mekong River 湄公河[Mei2 gong1 He2] of Southeast Asia
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
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
三江源 sān jiāng yuán Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, high plateau region of Qinghai containing the headwaters of Changjiang or Yangtze, Huanghe or Yellow River and Lancang or Mekong River
河工 hé gōng river conservancy works (dike maintenance, dredging etc) / river conservancy worker syn
碱水 鹼水 jiǎn shuǐ lye water / alkaline water (used in cooking)
开河 開河 kāi hé to open a river / to dig a canal / to thaw (of river) syn
投 tóu to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) / to cast (a ballot) / to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) / to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) / to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) / to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) / to go to / to seek refuge / to place oneself into the hands of / (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water syn
河 hé river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]) / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way / (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2fen3] syn
汤 湯 tāng soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled syn
浦 pǔ river bank / shore / river drainage ditch (old)
濑 瀨 lài name of a river / rushing of water
滨 濱 bīn (bound form) water's edge / bank / shore / (bound form) to border on (a lake, river etc) syn
泷 瀧 shuāng Shuang river in Hunan and Guangdong (modern Wu river 武水)
汶 wèn Wen River in northwest Sichuan (same as 汶川) / classical name of river in Shandong, used to refer to Qi 齊國|齐国
汛 xùn high water / flood / to sprinkle water syn
踩水 cǎi shuǐ to tread water / to paddle or tramp in shallow water
汨 mì name of a river, the southern tributary of Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江[Mi4 luo2 jiang1]
水烟袋 水煙袋 shuǐ yān dài water bong / water pipe / hookah syn
莼菜 蓴菜 chún cài water shield (Brasenia schreberi), an edible water plant
舀水 yǎo shuǐ to ladle water / to scoop up water
内陆河 內陸河 nèi lù hé inland river / river draining to inland sea
吸附水 xī fù shuǐ pellicular water / hygroscopic water / sorption water
白鹤梁 白鶴梁 bái hè liáng White Crane Ridge at Fuling, Sichuan on the Changjiang River, that used to show above the water at dry periods, with famous carvings
沣 灃 fēng rainy / place name in Shaanxi / Feng River in Shaanxi 陝西|陕西, tributary of Wei River 渭水[Wei4 Shui3]
淦 gàn (archaic) water leaking into a boat / historically, the name of a river in Jiangxi / (neologism) to fuck (euphemistic variant of 幹|干[gan4])
罱 lǎn a kind of tool used to dredge up fish, water plants or river mud, consisting of a net attached to a pair of bamboo poles, which are used to open and close the net / to dredge with such a tool syn
澶 chán still (as of water) / still water
湓 pén flowing of water / name of a river
条 條 tiáo strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) syn
治 zhì to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research syn
南方 nán fāng south / southern China (areas to the south of the Yangtze River) syn
北方 běi fāng north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River syn
爱河 愛河 ài hé the river of love / a stumbling block on the path to enlightenment (Buddhism)
河边 河邊 hé biān river bank
下流 xià liú lower course of a river / low-class / mean and lowly / vulgar / obscene syn
河流 hé liú river / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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