热水 (熱水)
rè shuǐ
Pinyin
Definition
热水 (熱水)
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- hot water
Character Decomposition
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
你懂什么,等我到了川藏那边,能睡个大通铺喝口热水就不错啦。
What do you know? It’s not bad already if I can get some sleep in a shelter with long beds and drink hot water when I get to Sichuan-Tibet
你去帮我拿热水来…加一点蜂蜜…加一点…唉呀!柠檬掉地上了!
Can you bring me some hot water... and add a little honey... add a little... Ah! The lemon fell on the ground!
什么时候开始供应热水?
When does hot water start to be available?
这种太阳能热水器安装在楼顶,可以用10年以上,环保又安全。
This solar-powered water heater is installed on the roof and can be used for more than 10 years. It's environmentally friendly and safe.
您好。想买热水器吗?
Hello. Would you like to buy a water heater?
这种电热水器也不错,30分钟就可以烧热水,一两个人洗澡都没问题。
This electric water heater isn't bad. It can heat up the water in 30 minutes, and one or two people can take a shower no problem.
热水不够了怎么办?可以一边洗澡一边烧水吗?
If there isn't enough hot water, what then? Can you heat the water and take a shower at the same time?
最好不要。但这种燃气热水器可以,价格便宜,体积小,烧水快。
It's best not to. However, this natural gas water heater can do it. It's cheap, takes up little space and heats up the water fast.
热水器
water heater
哦,就是打开水。每天拎2个热水瓶去水房打水。
Oh, it's getting hot water. Every day I'd carry two thermoses to the water house to get water.