| 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 |
也 |
yě |
1. also; too; as well; (in negative sentences) neither; either | |
我 也 去 了。 - I also went. |
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我 也 是 中國人。 - I am Chinese too. |
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你 如果 不 去，我 也 不 去。 - If you don't go, I won't either. |
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我 也 沒有 看見 過 它。 - I haven't seen it either. |
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2. (Used for emphasis.) |
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這 也 太 不像話 了。 - This is way too outrageous. |
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3. (With object fronting.) |
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4. 他 飯 也 不 吃，覺 也 不 睡。 - (Disappointingly) he neither eats nor sleeps. |
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5. (Used in the (m, zh, 連……也……) constructions for stronger emphasis. Interchangeable with 都.) even |
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6. 他 連 畜生 也 不如，連 自己 的 父母 也 不 養活。 - He is no better than an animal, because he doesn't even support his own parents. |
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7. (Used in the (m, zh, 再……也……) concessive constructions.) still, anyway, nevertheless |
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8. 你 再 聰明，也 回答 不了liǎo 這 個 問題。 - No matter how smart you are, you won't be able to answer this question. |
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9. (Classical) (Particle used at the end of copular constructions involving a nominal predicate;) to be (although not grammatically a verb) |
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我 亦 人 也。 - I am a person, too. |
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其 西 有 大 山，天下 至 高 者 也。 - In the west there are great mountains, which are the tallest in the world. |
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10. (Often used more loosely than the English copula to indicate a cause or relation.) |
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11. (Classical) (Topic-marking particle used at the end of noun phrases.) |
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Synonyms: 者 |
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12. when, at the time of; (especially commonly used for temporal topics, often as (m, zh, 及其……也).) |
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13. (Classical) (Verb phrase-final particle marking continuous aspect, especially common for assertions of unchanging fact.) |
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14. (Teochew) if |
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15. . Ye |
