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 Wuxing (Chinese philosophy) (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 |
平 |
píng |
1. level; even; flat | |
平 放 (píng fàng) - to put horizontally |
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平原 (píngyuán) - plain |
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馬路 很 平。 (Mǎlù hěn píng.) - The road is very flat. |
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2. equal; fair |
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平分 (píngfēn) - to divide evenly |
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持平 (chípíng) - impartial |
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(syn, zh, 均) |
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3. equal |
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平輩 (píngbèi) - same generation |
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平起平坐 (píngqǐpíngzuò) - to be on an equal footing |
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平 了 世界 紀錄 (píng le shìjiè jìlù) - equalled a world record |
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雙方 打 成 五 平。 (Shuāngfāng dǎ chéng wǔ píng.) - They reached 5-5. |
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4. to level; to make level |
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5. calm; peaceful |
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太平 (tàipíng) - peaceful and tranquil |
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風平浪靜 (fēngpínglàngjìng) - to have no waves |
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心平氣和 (xīnpíngqìhé) - even-tempered and good-humoured |
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(syn, zh, 穩, 靜) |
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6. to calm down; to make peaceful; to quiet down |
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平 民憤 (píng mínfèn) - to assuage popular indignation |
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你 先 平 平 氣! (Nǐ xiān píng píng qì!) - Just calm down a bit first! |
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7. to pacify |
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平叛 (píngpàn) - to suppress a rebellion |
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8. ordinary; common; mediocre; average |
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平日 (píngrì) - normal days |
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平凡 (píngfán) - ordinary |
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平民 (píngmín) - civilian |
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(syn, zh, 常, 庸) |
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(ant, zh, 奇, 特) |
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9. (Chinese phonetics) level tone (one of the four tones in Middle Chinese) |
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平上shǎng去入 (píngshǎngqùrù) - the four tones of Middle Chinese: level, rising, departing and checked |
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陽平 (yángpíng) - light level tone |
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10. (Cantonese, Hakka) cheap; inexpensive |
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平peng4 機票piu3 - cheap air tickets |
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平peng4 啲 得 唔 得 呀? - Can it be cheaper? |
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不如 平peng4 平peng4-2 地dei6-2 賣 畀 我 啦。 - What about selling it to me at a lower price? |
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(ant, zh, 貴, tr=-) |
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11. (Min Nan, Hakka) the same |
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伊 佮 我 平 懸。 (i1 gah4 ua2 bên5 guin5.) - He is as tall as me., MN-T |
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12. (historical) (zh-short, 北平) |
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平 津 戰役 (Píng Jīn zhànyì) - Pingjin campaign |
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13. Short for 平方米 (square metre) Used with numbers without classifiers. |
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14. , number 95 of the Baijiaxing |
pián |
15. Alternative form of 辨 |
bìng |
16. (obsolete) to control prices |
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17. Variant of 抨 |
仪 |
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1. Simplified form of 儀 |