障碍 障礙 zhàng ài barrier / obstruction / hindrance / impediment / obstacle syn 满嘴 滿嘴 mǎn zuǐ a full mouth of (sth physical) / to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises etc) syn 满怀 滿懷 mǎn huái to have one's heart filled with / (to collide) full on / (of farm animals) heavy with young syn 布满 布滿 bù mǎn to be covered with / to be filled with 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 过关 過關 guò guān to cross a barrier / to get through (an ordeal) / to pass (a test) / to reach (a standard) syn 沙袋 shā dài sandbag / punching bag (trad. filled with sand) syn 屏障 píng zhàng barrier syn 挤满 擠滿 jǐ mǎn crowded to bursting point / filled to overflowing / jam-packed 清水 qīng shuǐ fresh water / drinking water / clear water 隔阂 隔閡 gé hé misunderstanding / estrangement / (language etc) barrier syn 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 草包 cǎo bāo bag made of woven straw / bag filled with straw / (fig.) a good-for-nothing / clumsy oaf syn 沙包 shā bāo sandbag / punching bag (trad. filled with sand) / sand dune / footbag / hacky sack 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) 关卡 關卡 guān qiǎ checkpoint (for taxation, security etc) / barrier / hurdle / red tape / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] 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 饱和 飽和 bǎo hé saturated / filled to capacity syn 取水 qǔ shuǐ water intake / to obtain water (from a well etc) 满腹 滿腹 mǎn fù filled with / preoccupied with syn 满腔 滿腔 mǎn qiāng one's heart filled with / full of (joy) syn 凉水 涼水 liáng shuǐ cool water / unboiled water syn 爆满 爆滿 bào mǎn filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc) 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 恶贯满盈 惡貫滿盈 è guàn mǎn yíng lit. strung through and filled with evil (idiom) / filled with extreme evil / replete with vice / guilty of monstrous crimes syn 芥蒂 jiè dì an obstruction / barrier / ill-feeling / grudge syn 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 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 壁垒 壁壘 bì lěi rampart / barrier syn 羽绒服 羽絨服 yǔ róng fú down-filled garment 泡饭 泡飯 pào fàn to soak cooked rice in soup or water / cooked rice reheated in boiling water 大关 大關 dà guān strategic pass / barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000) / instrument of torture used to break limbs 水柱 shuǐ zhù stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet) / jet of water 藩篱 藩籬 fān lí hedge / fence / (fig.) barrier 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 满口 滿口 mǎn kǒu a full mouth of (sth tangible) / to have the mouth exclusively filled with (a certain language, lies, promises, etc) / (to agree etc) unreservedly 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 闯关 闖關 chuǎng guān to crash through a barrier 打水 dǎ shuǐ to draw water / to splash water 秦岭 秦嶺 qín lǐng Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] and the Han River 漢水|汉水[Han4 shui3] valley 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 内装 內裝 nèi zhuāng filled with / internal decoration / installed inside 贸易壁垒 貿易壁壘 mào yì bì lěi trade barrier 充填 chōng tián to fill (gap, hole, area, blank) / to pad out / to complement / (dental) filling / filled syn 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 语言障碍 語言障礙 yǔ yán zhàng ài language barrier / speech impediment 滑水 huá shuǐ water skiing / to water-ski 隔离墙 隔離牆 gé lí qiáng separation barrier / barrier / Wall 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 大堡礁 dà bǎo jiāo Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia 碱水 鹼水 jiǎn shuǐ lye water / alkaline water (used in cooking) 满 滿 mǎn to fill / full / filled / packed / fully / completely / quite / to reach the limit / to satisfy / satisfied / contented syn 汤 湯 tāng soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled syn 藩 fān fence / hedge / (literary) screen / barrier / vassal state / Taiwan pr. [fan2] syn 盈 yíng full / filled / surplus syn 补牙 補牙 bǔ yá to fill a tooth (cavity) / to have a tooth filled / a dental filling 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 成立 chéng lì to establish / to set up / to be tenable / to hold water syn 资源 資源 zī yuán natural resource (such as water or minerals) / resource (such as manpower or tourism) syn 