Component |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
水 |
shuǐ |
1. water |
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請 給 我 一 杯 水,謝謝。 (Qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi shuǐ, xièxiè.) - A glass of water, please. |
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喝水 - hēshuǐ - to drink water |
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冰水 - bīngshuǐ - iced water |
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冷水 - lěngshuǐ - cold water |
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凍水 - dung3 seoi2 - cold water, C |
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熱水 - rèshuǐ - hot water |
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開水 - kāishuǐ - boiled water |
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滾水 - gwan2 seoi2 - boiled water, C |
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水族館 - shuǐzúguǎn - aquarium |
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水彩 - shuǐcǎi - watercolour |
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水溫 - shuǐwēn - water temperature |
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雨水 - yǔshuǐ - rainwater |
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海水 - hǎishuǐ - seawater |
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飲用水 - yǐnyòngshuǐ - drinking water |
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礦泉水 - kuàngquánshuǐ - mineral water |
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蒸餾水 - zhēngliúshuǐ - distilled water |
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水閘 - shuǐzhá - sluice |
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水力發電 - shuǐlìfādiàn - hydroelectricity |
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碳水化合物 - tànshuǐhuàhéwù - carbohydrate |
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脫水 - tuōshuǐ - to dehydrate; dehydration |
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水中毒 - shuǐzhōngdú - water intoxication; water poisoning |
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雙氧水 - shuāngyǎngshuǐ, lit=water with two oxygen (atoms) - hydrogen peroxide |
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2. liquid; potion; juice |
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口水 - kǒushuǐ - saliva |
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汗水 - hànshuǐ - sweat |
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羊水 - yángshuǐ - amniotic fluid |
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香水 - xiāngshuǐ - perfume |
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眼藥水 - yǎnyàoshuǐ - eyedrop |
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3. (colloquial, mainly, Singapore, Malaysia) Synonym of 飲料 (beverage) |
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要 叫 什麼 水? (Yào jiào shénme shuǐ?) - What beverage do you want to order? |
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欲 叫 什sím物 水? (Beh kiò sím-mi̍h chúi?) - What beverage do you want to order?, MN |
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4. (archaic) river |
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漢水 - Hànshuǐ - the Han River |
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5. body of water |
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水路 - shuǐlù - waterway |
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三 面 環 水 (sān miàn huán shuǐ) - to be surrounded by (bodies of) water on three sides |
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6. flood |
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發水 - fāshuǐ - to flood |
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7. additional cost or income |
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8. (dialectal) rain |
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9. (Cantonese) money |
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磅水 - bong6 seoi2 - to pay, C |
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掠loek6-1水 - loek6-1 seoi2 - to obtain money dishonestly, C |
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10. (Cantonese) hundred dollars |
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三 嚿 水 - saam1 gau6 seoi2 - three hundred dollars, C |
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11. (Cantonese) source of revenue |
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12. (Cantonese) to fool; to deceive; to misguide |
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13. to swim |
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水性 - shuǐxìng - swimming ability |
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14. (colloquial) lacking substance or power; worthless |
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這裡 的 大學 太 水 了。 (Zhèlǐ de dàxué tài shuǐ le.) - The universities here are too weak. |
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15. Short for 划水, gloss=to shirk; to slack off |
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16. one of the five elements of Wu Xing (五行) |
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17. (colloquial) Classifier for the number of times clothing was washed. |
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18. Sui people |
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水書 - shuǐshū - Shuishu (the traditional writing system of the Sui people) |
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19. Variant of 媠 |
艸 |
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1. grass | |
2. Variant of 草 |
日 |
rì |
1. (star) Sun | |
2. daytime; time between sunrise and sunset |
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日班 (rìbān) - day shift |
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(ant, zh, 夜) |
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3. day; twenty-four hours |
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4. everyday; daily; day-to-day |
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5. day of the month |
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三.月 四 日 (sān yuè sì rì) - March 4 |
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Synonyms: 號 |
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6. some day; some other time |
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7. former times; previous times; the past |
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8. time; period; age |
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9. Short for 日本, gloss=Japan; Japanese; Nippo-: |
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中日 詞典 (zhōngrì cídiǎn) - Chinese-Japanese dictionary |
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10. (obsolete) Short for 日斯巴尼亞, gloss=Spain |
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11. (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of (ltc-l, 日, id=1) |
rì |
12. (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Jin, dialectal Wu, dialectal Xiang, vulgar, often in abuses) to fuck; to have sexual intercourse with |
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狗日 (gǒurì) - fucking |
mì |
13. Only used in (l-self-lite, zh, sc=Hant, 日)磾, a Han dynasty-era personal name borne by Jin Midi (lw, zh, 金日磾) and Ma Midi (lw, zh, 馬日磾, tr=-). |
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14. Variant of 時 |
大 |
dà |
1. of great size; big; large; huge | |
(ant, zh, 小) |
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這 個 太 大 了! (Zhè ge tài dà le!) - This is too big! |
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呢ni1 條 褲 好 大 條。 - This pair of pants is very big. |
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2. big; great |
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中 美 關係 已 有 很 大 改善。 (Zhōng Měi guānxì yǐ yǒu hěn dà gǎishàn.) - Relations between China and America have improved greatly. |
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大不列顛 (Dàbùlièdiān) - Great Britain |
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3. great of its kind |
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昨天 下 大雨。 (Zuótiān xià dàyǔ.) - There was heavy rain yesterday. |
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好 大 ? 味 - a very strong smell |
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4. in an extreme manner; greatly |
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大 哭 (dà kū) - to cry violently |
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大吃一驚 (dàchīyījīng) - to be greatly shocked |
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大 不 相同 (dà bù xiàngtóng) - to be greatly different |
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你 遇到 這 種 情況,大 可以 走人 哪na。 (Nǐ yùdào zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng, dà kěyǐ zǒurén na.) - If you come across this kind of situation, you absolutely can leave. |
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你 可 不 知道,他 昨兒r 過來lai 大 折zhē騰teng 了 一 場。好家伙huo,差chà點兒r.沒 把 這兒r 拆 嘍! (Nǐ kě bù zhīdào, tā zuór guòlai dà zhēteng le yī chǎng. Hǎojiāhuo, chàdiǎnr méi bǎ zhèr chāi lou!) - You don't even know, yest |
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5. main; major |
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(ant, zh, 小) |
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他們 將 車 一直 開 到 大 門口。 (Tāmen jiāng chē yīzhí kāi dào dà ménkǒu.) - They drove right up to the main gate. |
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他 是 一家 石油 公司 的 大 股東。 (Tā shì yījiā shíyóu gōngsī de dà gǔdōng.) - He is a major stockholder in an oil company. |
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6. well-known; successful (only applied to some occupations) |
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大 書法家 (dà shūfǎjiā) - a well-known calligrapher |
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7. mature; grown up |
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(ant, zh, 小) |
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你 多 大 了? (Nǐ duō dà le?) - How old are you? |
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她 比 他 大。 (Tā bǐ tā dà.) - She is older than him. |
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你 隻 狗 係 咁 大daai6-2 㗎 喇。 - Your dog isn't going to grow any older. |
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8. (Cantonese) to grow up |
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喺 廣州 大 - to grow up in Guangzhou |
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9. (Cantonese) to be older than |
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(ant, zh, 細) |
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我 大 佢 兩 年。 - I am older than them by two years. |
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10. (dialectal) father |
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11. (dialectal) father's elder or younger brother |
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12. (Cantonese, slang) to intimidate; to threaten |
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你 大 我 呀aa4? - Are you trying to intimidate me? |
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你 咪mai5 大 我。 - Don't you threaten me. |
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13. (Cantonese) only so big |
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咁高咁大daai6-2 - gam3 gou1 gam3 daai6-2 - , C |
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14. (Cantonese, euphemistic) number two |
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我 好 急 呀,要 去 大。 - I'm very desperate and need to go number two. |
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15. Short for 大學 (gloss=university) Used only in the abbreviation of the name. |
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北大 (Běidà) - Peking University |
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16. 45th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "greatness" (?) |
dài, dà |
17. (zh-used in, 大夫, doctor) |
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18. (zh-used in, 大王, tr=dàiwáng, (in operas, old novels, etc.) king; ringleader) |
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19. (zh-used, 大黃, rhubarb) |
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20. (zh-used in, 大城, tr=Dàichéng, Daicheng, Hebei) |
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21. Alternative form of 待 (to be about to; to intend to) |
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22. Alternative form of 代 (dynasty) |
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23. (Cantonese) small |
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咁 大daai6-1 - so puny |
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24. Variant of 太 |
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25. Variant of 泰 |