迷茫 mí máng vast and indistinct / perplexed / bewildered / at a loss syn 绝大多数 絕大多數 jué dà duō shù the vast majority syn 水源 shuǐ yuán water source / water supply / headwaters of a river syn 大片 dà piàn wide expanse / large area / vast stretch / extending widely / blockbuster movie 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 广阔 廣闊 guǎng kuò wide / vast syn 茫茫 máng máng boundless / vast and obscure 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 广大 廣大 guǎng dà (of an area) vast or extensive / large-scale / widespread / (of people) numerous syn 繁星 fán xīng many stars / a vast sky full of stars 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 宽广 寬廣 kuān guǎng wide / broad / extensive / vast syn 荒漠 huāng mò desert / desolate wilderness / barren wasteland / vast and desolate syn 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) 浩瀚 hào hàn vast (of ocean) / boundless 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) 广袤 廣袤 guǎng mào vast syn 十有八九 shí yǒu bā jiǔ most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority syn 辽阔 遼闊 liáo kuò vast / extensive syn 凉水 涼水 liáng shuǐ cool water / unboiled water syn 宏图 宏圖 hóng tú major undertaking / vast plan / grand prospect 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 巨资 巨資 jù zī huge investment / vast sum 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ waste water / drain water / effluent 人山人海 rén shān rén hǎi (idiom) multitude / vast crowd syn 十之八九 shí zhī bā jiǔ most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority syn 缤纷 繽紛 bīn fēn vast and various / rich and diverse syn 无垠 無垠 wú yín boundless / vast syn 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 浩大 hào dà vast / huge syn 浸水 jìn shuǐ to immerse in water / to drench / to inundate / irrigation water 寂寥 jì liáo (literary) quiet and desolate / lonely / vast and empty syn 漫无边际 漫無邊際 màn wú biān jì extremely vast / boundless / limitless / digressing / discursive / going off on tangents / straying far off topic syn 长空 長空 cháng kōng (literary) the vast sky / (finance) eventual downturn / poor prospects in the long term syn 汪洋 wāng yáng vast body of water / CL:片[pian4] 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 恢宏 huī hóng to develop / vast / broad / generous syn 水陆 水陸 shuǐ lù water and land / by water and land (transport) / amphibian / delicacies from land and sea syn 半壁江山 bàn bì jiāng shān half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands) / vast swathe of territory 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 浩荡 浩蕩 hào dàng vast and mighty (of river or ocean) / broad and powerful syn 曾经沧海 曾經滄海 céng jīng cāng hǎi lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom) / fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life syn 苍茫 蒼茫 cāng máng boundless / vast / hazy (distant horizon) syn 白茫茫 bái máng máng (of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness syn 泡饭 泡飯 pào fàn to soak cooked rice in soup or water / cooked rice reheated in boiling water 苍苍 蒼蒼 cāng cāng ash gray / vast and hazy / flourishing syn 水柱 shuǐ zhù stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet) / jet of water 壮阔 壯闊 zhuàng kuò grand / majestic / vast syn 泱泱 yāng yāng grand / magnificent / vast syn 花露水 huā lù shuǐ perfumed toilet water / eau de cologne / floral water / hydrosol syn 浩渺 hào miǎo vast / extending into the distance 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 浩然 hào rán vast / expansive / overwhelming syn 饮水机 飲水機 yǐn shuǐ jī water dispenser / water cooler / drinking fountain 洋洋 yáng yáng vast / impressive / self-satisfied / immensely pleased with oneself syn 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 浩浩 hào hào vast / expansive (universe) / torrential (floods) 万顷 萬頃 wàn qǐng large landholding / vast space syn 资治通鉴 資治通鑒 zī zhì tōng jiàn A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls 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 浩淼 hào miǎo vast / extending into the distance syn 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 迷漫 mí màn vast haze / lost in boundless mists syn 原水 yuán shuǐ raw water / unpurified water 浩如烟海 浩如煙海 hào rú yān hǎi vast as the open sea (idiom) / fig. extensive (library) syn 滑水 huá shuǐ water skiing / to water-ski 深广 深廣 shēn guǎng deep and wide / vast / profound (influence etc) syn 地大物博 dì dà wù bó vast territory with abundant resources (idiom) syn 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 恢恢 huī huī (literary) vast / extensive syn 地广人稀 地廣人稀 dì guǎng rén xī vast, but sparsely populated syn 浩气 浩氣 hào qì vast spirit / nobility of spirit syn 浩繁 hào fán vast / voluminous / many and varied / numerous / extensive amount of / exhaustive / heavy (expenditure) / arduous / strenuous / exhausting / draining / burdensome syn 广漠 廣漠 guǎng mò vast and empty syn 