和 huó to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water / Taiwan pr. [huo4] syn 很 hěn very / quite / (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) 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 资源 資源 zī yuán natural resource (such as water or minerals) / resource (such as manpower or tourism) syn 成立 chéng lì to establish / to set up / to be tenable / to hold water syn 进口 進口 jìn kǒu to import / imported / entrance / inlet (for the intake of air, water etc) syn 高潮 gāo cháo high tide / high water / upsurge / peak of activity / climax (of a story, a competition etc) / to have an orgasm 鸡蛋 雞蛋 jī dàn (chicken) egg / hen's egg / CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2] syn 水利 shuǐ lì water conservancy / irrigation works syn 排放 pái fàng to arrange in order / to emit / to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc) / (of animals) to ovulate / to discharge semen syn 潜水 潛水 qián shuǐ to dive / to go under water / (in an online forum) to lurk 冻结 凍結 dòng jié to freeze (water etc) / (fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc) syn 开水 開水 kāi shuǐ boiled water / boiling water 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 矿泉水 礦泉水 kuàng quán shuǐ mineral water / CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1] 源泉 yuán quán fountainhead / well-spring / water source / fig. origin syn 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 冲泡 沖泡 chōng pào to add water (or other liquid) to (another ingredient such as powdered milk or tea leaves) / to infuse (tea) 西门庆 西門慶 xī mén qìng Ximen Qing, a fictional character in the novels "Jin Ping Mei" 金瓶梅[Jin1 ping2 mei2] and "Water Margin" 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4] 行云流水 行雲流水 xíng yún liú shuǐ lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom) / fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc / natural and unforced syn 猛涨 猛漲 měng zhǎng (of water) to soar / (of prices) to skyrocket syn 来潮 來潮 lái cháo (of water) to rise / rising tide / (of women) to get one's period syn 泥水 ní shuǐ muddy water / mud / masonry (craft) 上善若水 shàng shàn ruò shuǐ the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1]) 埋设 埋設 mái shè to install (water pipes, landmines etc) underground 固若金汤 固若金湯 gù ruò jīn tāng lit. secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom) / fig. well fortified / invulnerable to attack syn 水蛇 shuǐ shé water snake syn 依云 依雲 yī yún Evian, mineral water company / Évian-les-Bains, resort and spa town in south-eastern France 漕运 漕運 cáo yùn (old) to transport by water / to ship grain as tax syn 跋山涉水 bá shān shè shuǐ to travel over land and water (idiom) syn 水罐 shuǐ guàn container for holding and pouring water (or other liquid): jug, pitcher, clay jar, jerry can, water bottle etc 明渠 míng qú (open, uncovered) water channel / canal 椰汁 yē zhī coconut water 山明水秀 shān míng shuǐ xiù lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom) / fig. enchanting scenery syn 草鸡 草雞 cǎo jī free-range chicken / (dialect) hen / cowardly 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 恨 hèn to hate / to regret syn 饮 飲 yìn to give (animals) water to drink syn 汤 湯 tāng soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled syn 浅 淺 jiān sound of moving water syn 浇 澆 jiāo to pour liquid / to irrigate (using waterwheel) / to water / to cast (molten metal) / to mold syn 烫 燙 tàng to scald / to burn (by scalding) / to blanch (cooking) / to heat (sth) up in hot water / to perm / to iron / scalding hot syn 嘀 dī (onom.) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc 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 水面 shuǐ miàn water surface 流水 liú shuǐ running water / (business) turnover syn 山水 shān shuǐ water from a mountain / mountains and rivers / scenery / landscape syn 清水 qīng shuǐ fresh water / drinking water / clear water 回落 huí luò to fall back / to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc) syn 用水 yòng shuǐ water use 热水 熱水 rè shuǐ hot water syn 莲花 蓮花 lián huā lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others) / water-lily syn 热水器 熱水器 rè shuǐ qì water heater 供水 gōng shuǐ to supply water 水质 水質 shuǐ zhì water quality 水上 shuǐ shàng on water / aquatic 五行 wǔ xíng five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水 syn 饮用 飲用 yǐn yòng drink / drinking or drinkable (water) syn 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 水源 shuǐ yuán water source / water supply / headwaters of a river syn 河水 hé shuǐ river water syn 水处理 水處理 shuǐ chǔ lǐ water treatment 冷水 lěng shuǐ cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans) syn 饮水 飲水 yǐn shuǐ drinking water syn 咆哮 páo xiào (of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar syn 节水 節水 jié shuǐ to save water 水位 shuǐ wèi water level 躲开 躲開 duǒ kāi to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc) / to avoid (sb) syn 泉水 quán shuǐ spring water / CL:股[gu3] syn 饮用水 飲用水 yǐn yòng shuǐ drinking water / potable water 淡化 dàn huà to water down / to play down / to trivialize / to weaken / to become dull with time / to desalinate / desalination syn 水泵 shuǐ bèng water pump syn 江水 jiāng shuǐ river water 水管 shuǐ guǎn water pipe 水域 shuǐ yù waters / body of water 水下 shuǐ xià under the water / submarine 宣泄 宣洩 xuān xiè to drain (by leading off water) / to unburden oneself / to divulge / to leak a secret syn 忽悠 hū you to rock / to sway / to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water) / to flutter (e.g. of a flag) / to trick sb into doing sth / to dupe / to con syn 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 扑通 撲通 pū tōng (onom.) sound of object falling into water / plop syn 缺水 quē shuǐ water shortage / dehydration 水温 水溫 shuǐ wēn water temperature 翻腾 翻騰 fān téng (of water, waves, emotions etc) to churn / to surge / to seethe / to somersault / to tumble / to flip / to rummage / to turn things over repeatedly syn 脱水 脫水 tuō shuǐ to dry out / to extract water / dehydration / dehydrated / desiccation 落水 luò shuǐ to fall into water / to sink / overboard / fig. to degenerate / to sink (into depravity) / to go to the dogs syn 水箱 shuǐ xiāng water tank / radiator (automobile) / cistern / lavabo 对岸 對岸 duì àn opposite bank (of a body of water) syn 白水 bái shuǐ plain water syn 灌输 灌輸 guàn shū to imbue with / to inculcate / to instill into / to teach / to impart / to channel water to another place syn 水量 shuǐ liàng volume of water / quantity of flow 纯净水 純凈水 chún jìng shuǐ purified water 进水 進水 jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) / to get flooded / inflow of water 水草 shuǐ cǎo aquatic plants / water and grass (i.e. favorable foraging land for livestock or wild animals) / (Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw 