生水
shēng shuǐ
Pinyin

Definition

生水
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shēng shuǐ
  1. unboiled water

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
先生
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
女生
nǚ shēng
  1. 1 schoolgirl
  2. 2 female student
  3. 3 girl
学生
xué sheng
  1. 1 student
  2. 2 schoolchild
水
Shuǐ
  1. 1 surname Shui

Idioms (20)

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
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
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
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)

Sample Sentences

那，拿我朋友小周做例子吧，小周你也熟悉吧，当初名校毕业，家人都对他寄予厚望，原来他在银行业也做得风生水起，游刃有余的。
nà ，ná wǒ péngyou Xiǎo Zhōu zuò lìzi ba ，Xiǎo Zhōu nǐ yě shúxī ba ，dāngchū míngxiào bìyè ，jiārén dōu duì tā jìyǔ hòuwàng ，yuánlái tā zài yínhángyè yě zuò de fēngshēngshuǐqǐ ，yóurènyǒuyú de 。
Then, take my friend Xiaozhou as an example. You know Xiaozhou, right? He graduated from a famous school, and his family had high hopes for him. He started out really making a mark when he was working at a bank, handling his job with ease.
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