从 從 cóng from / through / via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor syn 有关 有關 yǒu guān to have sth to do with / to relate to / related to / to concern / concerning syn 亲 親 qīn parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear syn 相关 相關 xiāng guān related / relevant / pertinent / to be interrelated / (statistics) correlation syn 抢走 搶走 qiǎng zǒu to snatch (esp related to a robbery) syn 关联 關聯 guān lián to be related / to be connected / relationship / connection syn 公事 gōng shì work-related matters / documents syn 密切 mì qiè close / familiar / intimate / closely (related) / to foster close ties / to pay close attention syn 性病 xìng bìng sexually transmitted disease / venereal disease syn 水源 shuǐ yuán water source / water supply / headwaters of a river syn 传染病 傳染病 chuán rǎn bìng infectious disease / contagious disease / communicable disease 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 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 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 息息相关 息息相關 xī xī xiāng guān closely bound up (idiom) / intimately related 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 胆碱 膽鹼 dǎn jiǎn choline (amine related to vitamin B complex) 联姻 聯姻 lián yīn related by marriage / to connect by marriage (families, work units) syn 水性 shuǐ xìng swimming ability / characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc) / aqueous / water-based (paint etc) 连带 連帶 lián dài to be related / to entail / to involve / joint (liability etc) 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) 至亲 至親 zhì qīn next of kin / closely related 凉水 涼水 liáng shuǐ cool water / unboiled water syn 园区 園區 yuán qū site developed for a group of related enterprises / (industrial or technology) park 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 直系 zhí xì directly related syn 工伤 工傷 gōng shāng industrial injury / work-related injury 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ waste water / drain water / effluent 并发 併發 bìng fā to happen simultaneously / (medicine) (of one disease) to be complicated by (another) / (of another disease) to erupt simultaneously / (computing) concurrent 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 发病率 發病率 fā bìng lǜ incidence of a disease / disease rate 浸水 jìn shuǐ to immerse in water / to drench / to inundate / irrigation water 远房 遠房 yuǎn fáng distantly related / a distant relative 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 血肉相连 血肉相連 xuè ròu xiāng lián one's own flesh and blood (idiom) / closely related 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 左邻右舍 左鄰右舍 zuǒ lín yòu shè neighbors / next-door neighbors / related work units / colleagues doing related work syn 裙带 裙帶 qún dài waistband of a skirt / (fig.) related to the wife or another female family member 唇齿相依 唇齒相依 chún chǐ xiāng yī lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom) / closely related / interdependent syn 泡饭 泡飯 pào fàn to soak cooked rice in soup or water / cooked rice reheated in boiling water 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 有缘 有緣 yǒu yuán related / brought together by fate 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 卫浴 衛浴 wèi yù sanitary (related to toilet and bathroom) / bathroom 出水 chū shuǐ to discharge water / to appear out of the water / to break the surface 车行 車行 chē háng car-related business / car dealership / taxi company / (commercial) garage 性疾病 xìng jí bìng sexually transmitted disease / venereal disease 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 戚戚 qī qī intimate / closely related / sorrowful / distressed 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 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 休戚相关 休戚相關 xiū qī xiāng guān to share the same interests (idiom) / to be closely related / to be in the same boat syn 红珊瑚 紅珊瑚 hóng shān hú red coral / precious coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral) 嫡亲 嫡親 dí qīn closely related by blood 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 鸾 鸞 luán mythical bird related to phoenix syn 汛 xùn high water / flood / to sprinkle water syn 踩水 cǎi shuǐ to tread water / to paddle or tramp in shallow water 矽肺 xī fèi silicosis (occupational disease of miners) / grinder's disease 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 暗疾 àn jí unmentionable disease / a disease one is ashamed of 矽肺病 xī fèi bìng silicosis (occupational disease of miners) / grinder's disease 吸附水 xī fù shuǐ pellicular water / hygroscopic water / sorption water 澶 chán still (as of water) / still water 得 dé to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished syn 治 zhì to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research syn 疾病 jí bìng disease / sickness / ailment syn 心脏病 心臟病 xīn zàng bìng heart disease 