水
shuǐ
Pinyin
Definition
水
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- water
- river
- liquid
- beverage
- additional charges or income
- (of clothes) classifier for number of washes
水
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- surname Shui
Character Decomposition
Compounds (33)
- 1 surname Shui
- 1 water
- 2 river
- 3 liquid
- 4 beverage
- 5 additional charges or income
- 6 (of clothes) classifier for number of washes
- 1 surname Cheng
- 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
- 1 to bear
- 2 to carry
- 3 to hold
- 4 to continue
- 5 to undertake
- 6 to take charge
- 7 owing to
- 8 due to
- 9 to receive
- 1 surname Bao
Idioms (20)
一清如水
- 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一碗水端平
- 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
- 2 fig. to be impartial
一点水一个泡
- 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
三个和尚没水喝
- 1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
- 2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
- 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
- 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。
The company offers low pay. I don’t really want to do this job.
老板很喜欢他,所以他在公司如鱼得水。
The boss likes him a lot so he is doing quite well in the company.
Joe在KTV如鱼得水,因为他很会唱歌。
Joe takes to KTV like a duck to water because he's good at singing.
如鱼得水
Like a fish in water.
车水马龙的城市
bustling city
车水马龙
hustle and bustle
有你的帮忙我真是如鱼得水。
With your help, I'm like a fish in water.
在这车水马龙的城市里,我很幸运遇到你。
In this bustling city, I'm lucky to meet you.
开学的时候,门口车水马龙好热闹。
When the school starts, the entrance of the school is very congested and bustling.
过年的时候,到处都车水马龙。
During Chinese New Year, there is traffic congestion everywhere.