| Component |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 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 |
可 |
kě |
1. can; may; be able to | |
可溶 - soluble |
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可 大 可 小 - can be serious or minor |
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這 袋子zi 可 盛 五十 公斤。 - This bag can hold 50 kilos. |
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他 沒有 家 可 住。 - He had no place to live. |
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2. to approve; to permit |
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許可 - to permit, to allow |
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認可 - to approve |
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3. to fit; suit |
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可心 - satisfying |
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可口 - tasty |
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4. to be worth doing |
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可愛 - cute; adorable, lit=worth loving |
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可歌可泣 - epic; moving, lit=worth praising and crying over |
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四川 可 玩 的 地方fang 太 多 了。 - There are too many places in Sichuan worth visiting. |
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5. but; however |
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Synonyms: 可是 |
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6. (Particle used for emphasis.) |
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7. (archaic) (Used in questions for emphasis.) |
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8. 您 一向 可 好？ - How have you been lately? |
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9. (Used in rhetorical questions for emphasis.) |
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10. (Used in declarative sentences for emphasis.) |
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11. 我 喜歡huan 的 運動 可 多 了。 - There are many sports that I like. |
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12. 我 可 不 太 知道。 - I don't really know. |
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13. (Used in exclamatory sentences for emphasis.) |
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14. 這 可 不行 啊！ - But this won't do! |
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15. (Used in imperative sentences for emphasis.) |
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16. (literary) about; around |
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17. (literary) to recover completely (from an illness) |
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18. =====Usage notes===== |
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19. When Mandarin speakers wish to imitate the sound of the dialectal pronunciation of 可 in written form, the character 可. |
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闊以 - (imitates the sound of 可以 in dialectal Chinese) |
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闊落 - (imitates the sound of 可樂 in dialectal Chinese) |
| kè |
20. Only used in 可汗 |
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21. Variant of 嗬 |
