给 給 jǐ to supply / to provide syn 紧张 緊張 jǐn zhāng nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL:陣|阵[zhen4] syn 提供 tí gōng to offer / to supply / to provide / to furnish syn 地区 地區 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 供应 供應 gōng yìng to supply / to provide / to offer syn 补给 補給 bǔ jǐ supply / replenishment / to replenish syn 供给 供給 gōng jǐ to furnish / to provide / supply (as in supply and demand) syn 水源 shuǐ yuán water source / water supply / headwaters of a river syn 面积 面積 miàn jī area (of a floor, piece of land etc) / surface area / tract of land 资 資 zī resources / capital / to provide / to supply / to support / money / expense 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 供货 供貨 gōng huò to supply goods 供水 gōng shuǐ to supply 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 供电 供電 gōng diàn to supply electricity 断气 斷氣 duàn qì to stop breathing / to breathe one's last / to die / to cut the gas supply 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 货源 貨源 huò yuán supply of goods 水性 shuǐ xìng swimming ability / characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc) / aqueous / water-based (paint etc) 供暖 gōng nuǎn to supply heating (in a building) / heating 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 外场 外場 wài chǎng outer area (of a place that has an inner area) / dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen) / outfield (baseball etc) / area outside a venue (e.g. exterior of a stadium) / field (maintenance, testing etc) / (Chinese opera) the area in front of the table on the stage syn 取水 qǔ shuǐ water intake / to obtain water (from a well etc) 危险区 危險區 wēi xiǎn qū hazardous area / hazard area / dangerous area / hazard zone syn 加料 jiā liào to feed in / to load (raw material, supplies, fuel etc) / to supply / fortified (with added material) 凉水 涼水 liáng shuǐ cool water / unboiled water syn 紧缺 緊缺 jǐn quē in short supply / scarce 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 缺血 quē xuè (of an organ) to have insufficient blood supply / (of a blood bank) to run low on blood supplies 水资源 水資源 shuǐ zī yuán water resources / drinking water 供不应求 供不應求 gōng bù yìng qiú supply does not meet demand syn 包饭 包飯 bāo fàn to get or supply meals for a monthly rate / to board / to provide board syn 供热 供熱 gōng rè heating (for a building) / to supply heating 滴水 dī shuǐ water drop / dripping water 给水 給水 jǐ shuǐ to supply water / to provide feedwater 净水 淨水 jìng shuǐ clean water / purified water 吃紧 吃緊 chī jǐn in short supply / dire / tense / critical / hard-pressed / important syn 浸水 jìn shuǐ to immerse in water / to drench / to inundate / irrigation water 供求 gōng qiú supply and demand (economics) syn 生源 shēng yuán supply of students / source of students 供需 gōng xū supply and demand 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 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 补给站 補給站 bǔ jǐ zhàn depot / supply station / supply point / staging post 僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply syn 补缺 補缺 bǔ quē to fill a vacancy / to make up for a shortage / to supply a deficiency syn 泡饭 泡飯 pào fàn to soak cooked rice in soup or water / cooked rice reheated in boiling water 总面积 總面積 zǒng miàn jī total area / overall surface area 补发 補發 bǔ fā to supply again (sth lost) / to reissue / to pay retroactively 水柱 shuǐ zhù stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet) / jet of water 重灾区 重災區 zhòng zāi qū area particularly hard-hit by a disaster / disaster area 银根 銀根 yín gēn (finance) money supply 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 占地面积 占地面積 zhàn dì miàn ji floor area / occupied area / footprint (of a building, piece of equipment etc) 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 供应链 供應鏈 gōng yīng liàn supply chain 供养 供養 gōng yǎng to supply / to provide for one's elders / to support one's parents syn 出水 chū shuǐ to discharge water / to appear out of the water / to break the surface 供销 供銷 gōng xiāo supply and marketing / distribution / supply and sales 进水 進水 jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) / to get flooded / inflow of water 暂缺 暫缺 zàn quē currently in short supply / in deficit (of commodity) / currently vacant (position) 饮水机 飲水機 yǐn shuǐ jī water dispenser / water cooler / drinking fountain 供应链管理 供應鏈管理 gōng yìng liàn guǎn lǐ supply chain management 禁地 jìn dì forbidden area / restricted area / (fig.) sth considered off-limits 价值链 價值鏈 supply chain / value chain 打水 dǎ shuǐ to draw water / to splash water 水表 shuǐ biǎo water meter / indicator of water level 用光 yòng guāng out of (supply) / spent / exhausted (used up) / depleted 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 店堂 diàn táng customer area of a store / showroom / dining area of a restaurant syn 供过于求 供過於求 gōng guò yú qiú supply exceeds demand 菜篮子 菜籃子 cài lán zi vegetable or food basket / (fig.) food supply 供应站 供應站 supply point 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 物资供应 物資供應 wù zī gōng yìng supply of material 原水 yuán shuǐ raw water / unpurified water 滑水 huá shuǐ water skiing / to water-ski 供水工程 water supply engineering 供水系统 供水系統 gōng shuǐ xì tǒng water supply system 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 