shuǐ
Pinyin

Definition

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shuǐ
  1. water
  2. river
  3. liquid
  4. beverage
  5. additional charges or income
  6. (of clothes) classifier for number of washes
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Shuǐ
  1. surname Shui

Character Decomposition

Compounds (33)

Shuǐ
  1. 1 surname Shui
shuǐ
  1. 1 water
  2. 2 river
  3. 3 liquid
  4. 4 beverage
  5. 5 additional charges or income
  6. 6 (of clothes) classifier for number of washes
Chéng
  1. 1 surname Cheng
  2. 2 Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
chéng
  1. 1 to bear
  2. 2 to carry
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to continue
  5. 5 to undertake
  6. 6 to take charge
  7. 7 owing to
  8. 8 due to
  9. 9 to receive
Bào
  1. 1 surname Bao

Related Words (20)

Shuǐ
  1. 1 surname Shui
shuǐ píng
  1. 1 level (of achievement etc)
  2. 2 standard
  3. 3 horizontal
shuǐ guǒ
  1. 1 fruit
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
Shuǐ píng zuò
  1. 1 Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
yī tóu wù shuǐ
  1. 1 to be confused
  2. 2 to be baffled

Idioms (20)

一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng
  1. 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be impartial
一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào
  1. 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
三个和尚没水喝
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē
  1. 1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
  3. 3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts

Sample Sentences

这间公司薪水不高,我没那么想做这份工作。
zhè jiān gōngsī xīnshuǐ bù gāo ,wǒ méinàme xiǎng zuò zhè fèn gōngzuò 。
The company offers low pay. I don’t really want to do this job.
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老板很喜欢他,所以他在公司如鱼得水。
lǎobǎn hěn xǐhuan tā ,suǒyǐ tā zài gōngsī rúyúdéshuǐ 。
The boss likes him a lot so he is doing quite well in the company.
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Joe在KTV如鱼得水,因为他很会唱歌。
zài rúyúdéshuǐ ,yīnwèi tā hěn huì chànggē 。
Joe takes to KTV like a duck to water because he's good at singing.
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如鱼得水
rúyúdéshuǐ
Like a fish in water.
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车水马龙的城市
chēshuǐmǎlóng de chéngshì
bustling city
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车水马龙
chēshuǐmǎlóng
hustle and bustle
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有你的帮忙我真是如鱼得水。
yǒu nǐ de bāngmáng wǒ zhēnshi rúyúdéshuǐ 。
With your help, I'm like a fish in water.
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在这车水马龙的城市里,我很幸运遇到你。
zài zhè chēshuǐmǎlóng de chéngshì lǐ ,wǒ hěn xìngyùn yùdào nǐ 。
In this bustling city, I'm lucky to meet you.
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开学的时候,门口车水马龙好热闹。
kāixué de shíhou ,ménkǒu chēshuǐmǎlóng hǎo rènao 。
When the school starts, the entrance of the school is very congested and bustling.
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过年的时候,到处都车水马龙。
guònián de shíhou ,dàochù dōu chēshuǐmǎlóng 。
During Chinese New Year, there is traffic congestion everywhere.
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