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水果
shuǐ guǒ



水果
fruit


Definitions

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水果shuǐguǒ
     1. n. fruit (gl, a juicy or fleshy one, like an apple or banana)
           時令 水果 - seasonal fruit
           水果 的 食用 部分fen - the edible part of a piece of fruit
     2. n. (archaic) edible part of an aquatic plant
English > Chinese
fruit
     1. 名词. 水果
     2. 名词. 例如:grapefruit, kiwi, nectarine, pineapple, plum, tangerine, watermelon
Components
shuǐ
     1. water
           請 給 我 一 杯 水,謝謝。 - A glass of water, please., tr=Qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi shuǐ, xièxiè.
           (zh-co, 喝水, to drink water, tr=hēshuǐ)
           (zh-co, 冰水, iced water, tr=bīngshuǐ)
           (zh-co, 冷水, cold water, tr=lěngshuǐ)
           (zh-co, 凍水, cold water, C, tr=dung3 seoi2)
           (zh-co, 熱水, hot water, tr=rèshuǐ)
           (zh-co, 開水, boiled water, tr=kāishuǐ)
           (zh-co, 滾水, boiled water, C, tr=gwan2 seoi2)
           (zh-co, 水族館, aquarium, tr=shuǐzúguǎn)
           (zh-co, 水彩, watercolour, tr=shuǐcǎi)
           (zh-co, 水溫, water temperature, tr=shuǐwēn)
           (zh-co, 雨水, rainwater, tr=yǔshuǐ)
           (zh-co, 海水, seawater, tr=hǎishuǐ)
           (zh-co, 飲用水, drinking water, tr=yǐnyòngshuǐ)
           (zh-co, 礦泉水, mineral water, tr=kuàngquánshuǐ)
           (zh-co, 蒸餾水, distilled water, tr=zhēngliúshuǐ)
           (zh-co, 水閘, sluice, tr=shuǐzhá)
           (zh-co, 水力發電, hydroelectricity, tr=shuǐlìfādiàn)
           (zh-co, 碳水化合物, carbohydrate, tr=tànshuǐhuàhéwù)
           (zh-co, 脫水, to dehydrate; dehydration, tr=tuōshuǐ)
           (zh-co, 水中毒, water intoxication; water poisoning, tr=shuǐzhōngdú)
           (zh-co, 雙氧水, hydrogen peroxide, tr=shuāngyǎngshuǐ, lit=water with two oxygen (atoms))
     2. liquid; potion; juice
           (zh-co, 口水, saliva, tr=kǒushuǐ)
           (zh-co, 汗水, sweat, tr=hànshuǐ)
           (zh-co, 羊水, amniotic fluid, tr=yángshuǐ)
           (zh-co, 香水, perfume, tr=xiāngshuǐ)
           (zh-co, 眼藥水, eyedrop, tr=yǎnyàoshuǐ)
     3. (colloquial, mainly, Singapore, Malaysia, sort=水00) (syn of zh, 飲料, t=beverage)
           要 叫 什麼 水? - What beverage do you want to order?, tr=Yào jiào shénme shuǐ?
           欲 叫 什sím物 水? - What beverage do you want to order?, MN, tr=Beh kiò sím-mi̍h chúi?
     4. (archaic, sort=水00) river
           (zh-co, 漢水, the Han River, tr=Hànshuǐ)
     5. body of water
           (zh-co, 水路, waterway, tr=shuǐlù)
           三 面 環 水 - to be surrounded by (bodies of) water on three sides, tr=sān miàn huán shuǐ
     6. flood
           (zh-co, 發水, to flood, tr=fāshuǐ)
     7. additional cost or income
     8. (dialectal, sort=水00) rain
     9. (Cantonese, sort=水00) money
           (zh-co, 磅水, to pay, C, tr=bong6 seoi2)
           zh-co, 掠loek6-1水, to obtain money dishonestly, C, tr=loek6-1 seoi2
     10. (Cantonese, sort=水00) hundred dollars
           (zh-co, 三 嚿 水, three hundred dollars, C, tr=saam1 gau6 seoi2)
     11. (Cantonese, sort=水00) source of revenue
     12. (Cantonese, sort=水00) to fool; to deceive; to misguide
     13. to swim
           (zh-co, 水性, swimming ability, tr=shuǐxìng)
     14. (colloquial, sort=水00) lacking substance or power; worthless
           這裡 的 大學 太 水 了。 - The universities here are too weak., tr=Zhèlǐ de dàxué tài shuǐ le.
     15. Short for 划水 (gloss=to shirk; to slack off)
     16. one of the five elements of (Wuxing (Chinese philosophy), Wu Xing) (l-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 五行, tr=-)
     17. (colloquial, sort=水00) (n-g-lite, Classifier for the number of times clothing was washed.)
     18. (Sui people)
           (zh-co, 水書, w, Shuishu) (the traditional writing system of the Sui people), tr=shuǐshū
     19. Variant of 媠
     1. Variant of 嫷
     2. Variant of 惰
     3. (Min Nan) good-looking; pretty; beautiful
guǒ
     1. fruit
           水果 - fruit
           蘋果 - apple
     2. result
           結果 - result
           後果 - consequence
     3. sure enough; really
           果然 - as expected
           果真 - really
     4. determined
           果敢 - resolute and courageous
     5. to fill
           果腹 - to fill one's stomach
     6. to come true
           不果 - to be unsuccessful
     7. (literary) finally; at last
     8. (literary) actually
           (syn, zh, 究竟, 終究)
     9. (literary) if indeed; if
     10. Variant of 裹
guǒ
     1. to wrap; to bind
     2. to encircle; confine; to carry off
           Guo
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