响起 響起 xiǎng qǐ (of a sound) to come forth / (of a sound source) to ring out / to sound / to go off syn 响 響 xiǎng echo / sound / noise / to make a sound / to sound / to ring / loud / classifier for noises syn 拟音 擬音 nǐ yīn to make a sound effect / sound effect / (historical linguistics) to reconstruct the sound system of an archaic language 声速修正 聲速修正 sound velocity correction / velocity correction / sound speed correction / speed of sound correction 闪光震撼弹 閃光震撼彈 flash-bang diversionary grenade / flare and sound grenade / sound and flash grenade / stun grenade / sound bomb / percussion grenade 三个和尚没水喝 三個和尚沒水喝 sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom) / fig. everybody's business is nobody's business / (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.) 沨 渢 fēng (onom.) sound of flowing water / sound of wind / Taiwan pr. [feng2] 清水 qīng shuǐ fresh water / drinking water / clear water 淡水 dàn shuǐ potable water (water with low salt content) / fresh water 积水 積水 jī shuǐ to collect water / to be covered with water / to pond / accumulated water / ponding syn 吃水 chī shuǐ drinking water / to obtain water (for daily needs) / to absorb water / draft (of ship) syn 水枪 水槍 shuǐ qiāng water pistol (toy) / water gun / sprinkler / water cannon 水渍 水漬 shuǐ zì water spot / water stain / wet spot / damp patch / water damage 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 吸附水 xī fù shuǐ pellicular water / hygroscopic water / sorption water 蕹菜 wèng cài water spinach / ong choy / swamp cabbage / water convolvulus / water morning-glory / Ipomoea aquatica (botany) 非洲部长级水事理事会 African Ministerial Council on Water / African Ministers' Council on Water / African Ministerial Conference on Water 非洲部长级水事会议 African Ministerial Council on Water / African Ministers' Council on Water / African Ministerial Conference on Water 世界水设想－大家的共同事务 World Water Vision - Making Water Everybody's Business / World Water Vision 薄膜水 pellicular water / hygroscopic water / sorption water 音频 音頻 yīn pín audio / sound / audio frequency / sound frequency syn 录音 錄音 lù yīn to record (sound) / sound recording / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 音响 音響 yīn xiǎng sound / acoustics / audio / hi-fi system / stereo sound system (abbr. for 組合音響|组合音响[zu3he2 yin1xiang3]) syn 叫声 叫聲 jiào shēng yelling (sound made by person) / barking / braying / roaring (sound made by animals) syn 呼呼 hū hū (onom.) sound of the wind or the breathing of sb who is sound asleep syn 声息 聲息 shēng xī sound (often with negative, not a sound) / whisper syn 听来 聽來 tīng lái to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc) / to ring (true) / to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression) / to hear from somewhere 鸣叫 鳴叫 míng jiào to emit a sound / (of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc / (of a siren, steam whistle etc) to sound syn 良材 liáng cái good timber / sound material / fig. able person / sound chap 哑 啞 yā (onom.) sound of cawing / sound of infant learning to talk / variant of 呀[ya1] syn 哇 wā Wow! / sound of a child's crying / sound of vomiting syn 砉 huā sound of a thing flying fast by / whoosh / cracking sound / Taiwan pr. [huo4] syn 戛然而止 jiá rán ér zhǐ with a grunting sound it stops (idiom) / to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound) syn 声速剖面 聲速剖面 shēng sù pōu miàn sound velocity profile / velocity profile / speed of sound profile 嚗 bó (onom.) sound of sth splitting or breaking apart / sound of an object falling to the ground / a cry of rage / Taiwan pr. [bo1] 吃吃 chī chī (onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc) / sound of stammering 异响 異響 yì xiǎng unusual sound / strange noise / to make a strange sound 啪嚓 pā chā (onom.) (sound of sth smashing as it hits the ground) / (onom.) (sound made by a camera shutter) 扑通 撲通 pū tōng (onom.) sound of object falling into water / plop syn 哗哗 嘩嘩 huā huā sound of gurgling water syn 汪汪 wāng wāng gleaming with tears / woof woof (sound of a dog barking) / (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep 潺潺 chán chán murmur / babble (sound of water) syn 清亮 qīng liàng (of sound) clear and resonant / bright / (of eyes) bright / (of water) crystal-clear / limpid / clear (in one's mind) syn 滴答 dī dā (onom.) pattering sound / drip drip (of water) / tick tock (of clock) / also pr. [di1 da5] syn 汩汩 gǔ gǔ (onom.) gurgling sound of flowing water syn 片 piàn thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc / Kangxi radical 91 syn 浅 淺 jiān sound of moving water syn 哗 嘩 huā (onom.) bang / clang / sound of gurgling, splashing or flowing water / (interjection expressing surprise) wow syn 嘀 dī (onom.) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc 泠 líng sound of water flowing 浤 hóng sound of water surging 泙 píng sound of water splashing 潀 cóng gather / flow into (water) / sound of waters flowing together 啪哒 啪噠 pā dā (onom.) sound of object falling into water / plop 水资源可持续和无害环境发展讲习班 水資源可持續和無害環境發展講習班 Workshop on Sustainable and Environmentally Sound Development of Water Resources 健全的水资源利用 健全的水資源利用 sound water use 砯 pīng (old) (onom.) sound of water against rocks 㳘 chōng (literary) (of a mountain stream) to flow down / (onom.) sound of flowing water 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 水资源 水資源 shuǐ zī yuán water resources / drinking water 自来水 自來水 zì lái shuǐ running water / tap water 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 开水 開水 kāi shuǐ boiled water / boiling water 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 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 饮用水 飲用水 yǐn yòng shuǐ drinking water / potable water 水性 shuǐ xìng swimming ability / characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc) / aqueous / water-based (paint etc) 出水 chū shuǐ to discharge water / to appear out of the water / to break the surface 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ waste water / drain water / effluent 进水 進水 jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) / to get flooded / inflow of water 滴水 dī shuǐ water drop / dripping water 饮水机 飲水機 yǐn shuǐ jī water dispenser / water cooler / drinking fountain 凉水 涼水 liáng shuǐ cool water / unboiled water syn 放水 fàng shuǐ to turn on the water / to let water out / (sports) to throw a game syn 净水 淨水 jìng shuǐ clean water / purified water 水陆 水陸 shuǐ lù water and land / by water and land (transport) / amphibian / delicacies from land and sea syn 取水 qǔ shuǐ water intake / to obtain water (from a well etc) 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 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 水土 shuǐ tǔ water and soil / surface water / natural environment (extended meaning) / climate 绿水 綠水 lǜ shuǐ green water / crystal-clear water syn 水柱 shuǐ zhù stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet) / jet of water 上水 shàng shuǐ upper reaches (of a river) / to go upstream / to add some water / to water (a crop etc) syn 注水 zhù shuǐ to pour water into / to inject water into 烧水 燒水 shāo shuǐ to heat water / to boil water 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 泡饭 泡飯 pào fàn to soak cooked rice in soup or water / cooked rice reheated in boiling water 滑水 huá shuǐ water skiing / to water-ski 浸水 jìn shuǐ to immerse in water / to drench / to inundate / irrigation water 花露水 huā lù shuǐ perfumed toilet water / eau de cologne / floral water / hydrosol syn 苏打水 蘇打水 sū dá shuǐ soda water / carbonated water 