单 單 dān bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 比尔 比爾 bǐ ěr Bill (name) 方案 fāng àn plan / program (for action etc) / proposal / proposed bill / CL:個|个[ge4],套[tao4] 单子 單子 dān zi list of items / bill / form / bedsheet syn 账单 賬單 zhàng dān bill 法案 fǎ àn bill / proposed law syn 钞票 鈔票 chāo piào paper money / a bill (e.g. 100 yuan) / CL:張|张[zhang1],紮|扎[za1] syn 提案 tí àn proposal / draft resolution / motion (to be debated) / to propose a bill / to make a proposal syn 付清 fù qīng to pay in full / to pay all of a bill / to pay off syn 水源 shuǐ yuán water source / water supply / headwaters of a river syn 克林顿 克林頓 kè lín dùn Clinton (name) / Bill Clinton (1946-), US Democratic politician, President 1993-2001 / Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician 冷水 lěng shuǐ cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans) syn 发票 發票 fā piào invoice / receipt / bill / uniform invoice (abbr. for 統一發票|统一发票[tong3yi1 fa1piao4]) syn 自来水 自來水 zì lái shuǐ running water / tap water 结账 結賬 jié zhàng to settle accounts / to pay the bill 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 结算 結算 jié suàn to settle a bill / to close an account 余额 餘額 yú é balance (of an account, bill etc) / surplus / remainder 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 掏腰包 tāo yāo bāo to dip into one's pocket / to pay out of pocket / to foot the bill syn 戈尔 戈爾 gē ěr Gore (name) / Al Gore (1948-), US vice-president 1993-2001 under Bill Clinton, subsequently environmental campaigner and Nobel Peace laureate 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) 汇票 匯票 huì piào bill of exchange / bank draft syn 美钞 美鈔 měi chāo US dollar bill / greenback 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 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 提货单 提貨單 tí huò dān bill of lading 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 凭单 憑單 píng dān bill of warrant (certificate, allowing one to collect money or valuables) syn 招贴 招貼 zhāo tiē poster / placard / bill syn 比尔盖茨 比爾蓋茨 bì ěr gài cí Bill Gates, Microsoft founder 泡饭 泡飯 pào fàn to soak cooked rice in soup or water / cooked rice reheated in boiling water 提单 提單 tí dān bill of lading 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 买单 買單 mǎi dān to pay the restaurant bill 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 决算 決算 jué suàn final account / to calculate the final bill / fig. to draw up plans to deal with sth 饮水机 飲水機 yǐn shuǐ jī water dispenser / water cooler / drinking fountain 帐单 帳單 zhàng dān bill / check 单证 單證 dān zhèng (international trade) documentation (e.g. a bill of lading) 贴息 貼息 tiē xī to discount the interest on a bill of exchange 埋单 埋單 mái dān to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese) / (fig.) to bear responsibility 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 工程量清单 工程量清單 bill of quantities 工资总额 工資總額 gōng zī zǒng é wage bill 开单 開單 kāi dān to bill / to open a tab 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 滑水 huá shuǐ water skiing / to water-ski 运单 運單 yùn dān way bill / transport charge 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 账册 賬冊 zhàng cè an account book / a ledger / a bill syn 碱水 鹼水 jiǎn shuǐ lye water / alkaline water (used in cooking) 汤 湯 tāng soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled syn 账 賬 zhàng account / bill / debt / CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3] syn 卿卿我我 qīng qīng wǒ wǒ to bill and coo (idiom) / to whisper sweet nothings to one another / to be very much in love syn 汛 xùn high water / flood / to sprinkle water syn 踩水 cǎi shuǐ to tread water / to paddle or tramp in shallow water 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 吸附水 xī fù shuǐ pellicular water / hygroscopic water / sorption water 澶 chán still (as of water) / still water 和 huó to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4] syn 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 清 qīng (of water etc) clear / clean / quiet / still / pure / uncorrupted / clear / distinct / to clear / to settle (accounts) syn 流 liú to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade syn 