吧 bā bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) / to puff (on a pipe etc) / (onom.) bang / abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1] syn 管 guǎn to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards syn 做梦 做夢 zuò mèng to dream / to have a dream / fig. illusion / fantasy / pipe dream syn 管子 guǎn zi tube / pipe / drinking straw / CL:根[gen1] syn 水管 shuǐ guǎn water pipe 发掘 發掘 fā jué to excavate / to explore / (fig.) to unearth / to tap into syn 踢踏舞 tī tà wǔ tap dance 气管 氣管 qì guǎn windpipe / trachea / respiratory tract / air duct / gas pipe syn 水源 shuǐ yuán water source / water supply / headwaters of a river syn 导管 導管 dǎo guǎn duct / pipe / conduit / (botany) vessel / (medicine) catheter 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 水龙头 水龍頭 shuǐ lóng tóu faucet / tap 龙头 龍頭 lóng tóu faucet / tap / bicycle handlebar / chief / boss (esp. of a gang) / (referring to a company) leader / front-runner / figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat 龍船|龙船[long2chuan2] syn 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 钢管 鋼管 gāng guǎn steel pipe / pole (in pole dancing) 排水管 pái shuǐ guǎn drainpipe / waste pipe 烟枪 煙槍 yān qiāng opium pipe 风琴 風琴 fēng qín pipe organ (musical instrument) 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 油管 yóu guǎn oil pipe / (slang) YouTube 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 管风琴 管風琴 guǎn fēng qín organ / pipe organ 取水 qǔ shuǐ water intake / to obtain water (from a well etc) 套管 tào guǎn pipe casing 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 水龙 水龍 shuǐ lóng hose / pipe / fire hose / (botany) water primrose (Jussiaea repens) 水资源 水資源 shuǐ zī yuán water resources / drinking water 竹筒 zhú tǒng bamboo tube / bamboo pipe 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 吧嗒 bā da (onom.) patter, splatter, click / to smack one's lips / to pull (on a pipe) syn 滴管 dī guǎn intravenous drip tube / dropper / eyedropper / (coll.) pipette / (coll.) burette / drip-irrigation pipe (abbr. for 滴灌管[di1guan4guan3]) 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 泡饭 泡飯 pào fàn to soak cooked rice in soup or water / cooked rice reheated in boiling water 烟袋 煙袋 yān dài tobacco pipe syn 三通 sān tōng T-joint / T-piece / T-pipe / three links 水柱 shuǐ zhù stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet) / jet of water 昙花 曇花 tán huā Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) syn 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 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 排气管 排氣管 pái qì guǎn exhaust pipe 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 侦听 偵聽 zhēn tīng to eavesdrop / to tap (telephone conversations) / to intercept and investigate 原水 yuán shuǐ raw water / unpurified water 旱烟 旱煙 hàn yān tobacco (smoked in a long-stemmed pipe) 滑水 huá shuǐ water skiing / to water-ski 苏打水 蘇打水 sū dá shuǐ soda water / carbonated water 芦笙 蘆笙 lú shēng reed-pipe wind instrument 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 碱水 鹼水 jiǎn shuǐ lye water / alkaline water (used in cooking) 梦幻泡影 夢幻泡影 mèng huàn pào yǐng (Buddhism) illusion / pipe dream syn 抽头 抽頭 chōu tóu to take a percentage of the winnings (in gambling) / tap (in an electromagnetic coil) / drawer (of a desk etc) syn 汤 湯 tāng soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled syn 敲 qiāo to hit / to strike / to tap / to rap / to knock / to rip sb off / to overcharge syn 堵 dǔ to block up (a road, pipe etc) / to stop up (a hole) / (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress / wall (literary) / (classifier for walls) syn 磕 kē to tap / to knock (against sth hard) / to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc) syn 管工 guǎn gōng plumber / pipe-worker 汛 xùn high water / flood / to sprinkle water syn 踩水 cǎi shuǐ to tread water / to paddle or tramp in shallow water 籁 籟 lài a sound / a noise / musical pipe with 3 reeds syn 痴想 chī xiǎng to daydream / wishful thinking / pipe dream syn 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 轻打 輕打 qīng dǎ to tap / to hit lightly 热导管 熱導管 rè dǎo guǎn heat pipe 吸附水 xī fù shuǐ pellicular water / hygroscopic water / sorption water 笕 筧 jiǎn bamboo conduit / water pipe of bamboo 澶 chán still (as of water) / still water 攴 pū to tap / to knock lightly / old variant of 撲|扑[pu1] 