| 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 |
先 |
xiān |
1. first; ahead of time; before; beforehand | |
我 要 先 去 洗手間。 ( Wǒ yào xiān qù xǐshǒujiān.) - I need to go to the bathroom first. |
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他 比 我 先 畢業。 (Tā bǐ wǒ xiān bìyè.) - He graduated earlier than me. |
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我 要jiu3 去 廁ci3所 先。 - I need to go to the bathroom first. |
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唔好 去 住 先。 - (For now) don't go. |
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2. first; preceding; prior |
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(ant, zh, 後) |
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先聲 (xiānshēng) - herald; sign |
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領先 (lǐngxiān) - to be in the lead |
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先兩日 - day before yesterday; two days ago |
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3. for the time being; for the moment |
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4. (colloquial) earlier on; before; at first |
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5. ancient |
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6. deceased; late |
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先父 (xiānfù) - deceased father |
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7. ancestor; forefather |
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祖先 (zǔxiān) - ancestor |
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8. thing of utmost importance |
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9. Short for 先生 |
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10. Short for 先手 |
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11. (Cantonese) only then |
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佢 瞓 到 而家 先 瞓 醒 覺。 - He slept so long that he only woke up just now. |
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這 先 叫 成長zoeng2 嗎maa3 - Only then would this be called growing? |
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12. (Cantonese) first off |
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你 買 咗 未 先？ - First off, have you even bought it yet? |
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13. (Cantonese) Used to emphasize that something is/is not. |
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我 先 唔 同 佢 講。 - There's no way I'm going to tell them. / No, I am not going to tell them. / They are the last person I would tell. |
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呢ni1啲 先 係 唱歌。 - This is true singing. |
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你 先 食 一 碗 飯 點 會 夠！ - Eating one bowl isn't enough! |
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14. =====Usage notes===== |
| xiǎn |
15. Only used in 先馬 |
