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(shuǐ) surname Shui

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(shuǐ) water; river; liquid; beverage; additional charges or income; (of clothes) classifier for number of washes

水上 (w)

(shuǐshàng) Shuishang township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan

水上 (w)

(shuǐshàng) on water; aquatic

水上摩托 (w)

(shuǐshàngmótuō) jet-ski

水上运动 (w)

(shuǐshàngyùndòng) water sports; aquatic motion; movement over water

水上乡 (w)

(shuǐshàngxiāng) Shuishang township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan

水上飞机 (w)

(shuǐshàngfēijī) seaplane

水下 (w)

(shuǐxià) under the water; submarine

水下核爆炸 (w)

(shuǐxiàhébàozhà) nuclear underwater burst; underwater nuclear explosion

水下核试验 (w)

(shuǐxiàhéshìyàn) underwater nuclear test

水中捞月 (w)

(shuǐzhōnglāoyuè) to fetch the moon out of the sea (idiom); a hopeless illusion

水井 (w)

(shuǐjǐng) (water) well

水亮 (w)

(shuǐliàng) moist and glossy; wet look (of lipstick)

水仙 (w)

(shuǐxiān) narcissus; daffodil; legendary aquatic immortal; refers to those buried at sea; person who wanders abroad and does not return

水仙花 (w)

(shuǐxiānhuā) daffodil; narcissus; CL:棵[ke1]

水位 (w)

(shuǐwèi) water level

水俣市 (w)

(shuǐyǔshì) Mizumata City in Kumamoto prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan

水俣病 (w)

(shuǐyǔbìng) Minamata disease (mercury poisoning found in Southern Japan in 1956)

水僊 (w)

(shuǐxiān) variant of 水仙, narcissus; daffodil; legendary aquatic immortal; refers to those buried at sea; person who wanders abroad and does not return

水兵 (w)

(shuǐbīng) enlisted sailor in navy

水冰 (w)

(shuǐbīng) water ice (i.e. frozen H2O)

水凼 (w)

(shuǐdàng) pond

水分 (w)

(shuǐfèn) moisture content

水刑 (w)

(shuǐxíng) water-boarding (torture)

水刑逼供 (w)

(shuǐxíngbīgòng) water-boarding, interrogation technique used by CIA

水利 (w)

(shuǐlì) water conservancy; irrigation works

水利家 (w)

(shuǐlìjiā) water manager; hydraulic engineer

水利工程 (w)

(shuǐlìgōngchéng) hydraulic engineering

水力 (w)

(shuǐlì) water power; hydraulic; water conservancy; irrigation works

水力学 (w)

(shuǐlìxué) hydraulics

水力发电 (w)

(shuǐlìfādiàn) hydroelectricity

水力发电站 (w)

(shuǐlìfādiànzhàn) hydroelectric power plant

水力鼓风 (w)

(shuǐlìgǔfēng) hydraulic bellows; water-driven ventilation (for metal smelting furnace)

水印 (w)

(shuǐyìn) watermark

水原 (w)

(shuǐyuán) Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea

水原市 (w)

(shuǐyuánshì) Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea

水合 (w)

(shuǐhé) hydration reaction

水合物 (w)

(shuǐhéwù) hydrate; hydrated compound

水圈 (w)

(shuǐquān) the earth's ocean; the hydrosphere (geology)

水土 (w)

(shuǐtǔ) water and soil; surface water; natural environment (extended meaning); climate

水土不服 (w)

(shuǐtǔbùfú) not acclimatized

水土保持 (w)

(shuǐtǔbǎochí) soil conservation

水坑 (w)

(shuǐkēng) puddle; sump

水垢 (w)

(shuǐgòu) limescale

水城 (w)

(shuǐchéng) Shuicheng county in Liupanshui 六盤水|六盘水[Liu4 pan2 shui3], Guizhou

水城县 (w)

(shuǐchéngxiàn) Shuicheng county in Liupanshui 六盤水|六盘水[Liu4 pan2 shui3], Guizhou

水域 (w)

(shuǐyù) (territorial) waters

水塘 (w)

(shuǐtáng) pool

水墨 (w)

(shuǐmò) ink (used in painting)

水墨画 (w)

(shuǐmòhuà) ink and wash painting

水压 (w)

(shuǐyā) water pressure

水坝 (w)

(shuǐbà) dam; dike

水壶 (w)

(shuǐhú) kettle; canteen; watering can

水天一色 (w)

(shuǐtiānyīsè) water and sky merge in one color (idiom)

水害 (w)

(shuǐhài) flood damage

水富 (w)

(shuǐfù) Shuifu county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan

水富县 (w)

(shuǐfùxiàn) Shuifu county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan

水师 (w)

(shuǐshī) navy (in Qing times)

水平 (w)

(shuǐpíng) level (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal

水平仪 (w)

(shuǐpíngyí) level (device to determine horizontal); spirit level; surveyor's level

水平轴 (w)

(shuǐpíngzhóu) vertical axis

水平面 (w)

(shuǐpíngmiàn) plane

水底 (w)

(shuǐdǐ) underwater

水底写字板 (w)

(shuǐdǐxiězìbǎn) underwater writing tablet

水底相机 (w)

(shuǐdǐxiàngjī) underwater camera

水库 (w)

(shuǐkù) reservoir; CL:座[zuo4]

水彩 (w)

(shuǐcǎi) watercolor

水彩画 (w)

(shuǐcǎihuà) watercolor; aquarelle

水往低处流 (w)

(shuǐwǎngdīchùliú) water flows downhill (whereas man struggles upwards)

水性杨花 (w)

(shuǐxìngyánghuā) fickle (woman)

水患 (w)

(shuǐhuàn) flooding; water disaster

水户市 (w)

(shuǐhùshì) Mito City, capital of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

水手 (w)

(shuǐshǒu) mariner; sailor; seaman

水文 (w)

(shuǐwén) spam; hydrology

水族 (w)

(shuǐzú) Shui ethnic group of Guangxi

水族箱 (w)

(shuǐzúxiāng) aquarium; fish tank

水族馆 (w)

(shuǐzúguǎn) aquarium (building or park)

水星 (w)

(shuǐxīng) Mercury (planet)

水晶 (w)

(shuǐjīng) crystal

水晶宫 (w)

(shuǐjīnggōng) The Crystal Palace

水晶球 (w)

(shuǐjīngqiú) crystal ball (in Western magic)

水暖工 (w)

(shuǐnuǎngōng) plumber; heating engineer

水曜日 (w)

(shuǐyàorì) Wednesday (used in Ancient Chinese astronomy)

水杉 (w)

(shuǐshān) metasequoia

水林 (w)

(shuǐlín) Shuilin township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan

水林乡 (w)

(shuǐlínxiāng) Shuilin township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan

水果 (w)

(shuǐguǒ) fruit; CL:個|个[ge4]

水果刀 (w)

(shuǐguǒdāo) paring knife; fruit knife; CL:把[ba3]

水果酒 (w)

(shuǐguǒjiǔ) wine

水柱 (w)

(shuǐzhù) stream or column of water

水栗 (w)

(shuǐlì) see 荸薺|荸荠[bi2 qi2]

水桶 (w)

(shuǐtǒng) bucket

水栖 (w)

(shuǐqī) aquatic; living in water

水杨酸 (w)

(shuǐyángsuān) salicylic acid

水枪 (w)

(shuǐqiāng) water pistol (toy); water gun; sprinkler; water cannon

水槽 (w)

(shuǐcáo) sink

水横枝 (w)

(shuǐhéngzhī) cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides), esp. grown as bonsai

水母 (w)

(shuǐmǔ) jellyfish; medusa

水母体 (w)

(shuǐmǔtǐ) jellyfish; medusa

水气 (w)

(shuǐqì) water vapor; steam

水汀 (w)

(shuǐtīng) steam (Shanghainese)

水池 (w)

(shuǐchí) pond; pool

水污染 (w)

(shuǐwūrǎn) water pollution

水汪汪 (w)

(shuǐwāngwāng) watery; waterlogged (soil); limpid; bright and intelligent (eyes)

水汽 (w)

(shuǐqì) water vapor; steam; moisture

水泡 (w)

(shuǐpào) bubble; blister

水波 (w)

(shuǐbō) wave; (water) ripple

水泥 (w)

(shuǐní) cement; CL:袋[dai4]

水泵 (w)

(shuǐbèng) water pump

水泄不通 (w)

(shuǐxièbùtōng) lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic)

水流 (w)

(shuǐliú) river; stream

水深 (w)

(shuǐshēn) depth (of waterway); sounding

水深火热 (w)

(shuǐshēnhuǒrè) deep water and scorching fire; abyss of suffering (idiom)

水清无鱼 (w)

(shuǐqīngwúyú) clear water, so few fish (idiom); You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean.; Don't be too picky!

水源 (w)

(shuǐyuán) water source; water supply; headwaters of a river

水准 (w)

(shuǐzhǔn) horizontal; level

水准仪 (w)

(shuǐzhǔnyí) level (device to determine horizontal); spirit level; surveyor's level

水沟 (w)

(shuǐgōu) gutter; sewer

水温 (w)

(shuǐwēn) water temperature

水温表 (w)

(shuǐwēnbiǎo) engine temperature gauge; coolant temperature gauge

水溶 (w)

(shuǐróng) water soluble

水溶性 (w)

(shuǐróngxìng) soluble (in water); solubility

水滴 (w)

(shuǐdī) drop

水滴石穿 (w)

(shuǐdīshíchuān) dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.

水浒 (w)

(shuǐhǔ) edge of the water; shore or sea, lake or river; seashore

水浒传 (w)

(shuǐhǔzhuàn) Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵[Shi1 Nai4 an1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature

水浒全传 (w)

(shuǐhǔquánzhuàn) Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature; also written 水滸傳|水浒传

水浒后传 (w)

(shuǐhǔhòuzhuàn) Water Margin sequel, by Chen Chen 陳忱|陈忱

水漉漉 (w)

(shuǐlùlù) dripping wet

水涨船高 (w)

(shuǐzhǎngchuángāo) the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend; to develop according to the situation

水潭 (w)

(shuǐtán) puddle; pool

水火不容 (w)

(shuǐhuǒbùróng) completely incompatible; lit. incompatible as fire and water

水火无情 (w)

(shuǐhuǒwúqíng) Fire and water have no mercy (idiom). forces of nature beyond human control; implacable fate

水灾 (w)

(shuǐzāi) flood; flood damage

水烟 (w)

(shuǐyān) shredded tobacco for water pipes

水烟袋 (w)

(shuǐyāndài) water bong; water pipe; hookah

水煮蛋 (w)

(shuǐzhǔdàn) boiled egg; soft-boiled egg

水煮鱼 (w)

(shuǐzhǔyú) Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil

水牛 (w)

(shuǐniú) water buffalo

水獭 (w)

(shuǐtǎ) otter

水玉 (w)

(shuǐyù) crystal; old word for 水晶

水球 (w)

(shuǐqiú) water polo

水球场 (w)

(shuǐqiúchǎng) water polo pool

水瓶座 (w)

(shuǐpíngzuò) Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac); variant of 寶瓶座|宝瓶座

水产 (w)

(shuǐchǎn) aquatic; produced in sea, rivers or lakes

水产展 (w)

(shuǐchǎnzhǎn) seafood show (trade fair)

水产业 (w)

(shuǐchǎnyè) aquaculture

水产养殖 (w)

(shuǐchǎnyǎngzhí) aquaculture

水田 (w)

(shuǐtián) paddy field; rice paddy

水田芥 (w)

(shuǐtiánjiè) watercress

水痘 (w)

(shuǐdòu) chickenpox; Varicella zoster (med.)

水疗 (w)

(shuǐliáo) hydrotherapy; aquatherapy

水疱 (w)

(shuǐpào) blister

水盂 (w)

(shuǐyú) water pot or goblet (for Chinese calligraphy)

水盆 (w)

(shuǐpén) basin

水相 (w)

(shuǐxiāng) aqueous solution

水碾 (w)

(shuǐniǎn) water mill

水磨沟 (w)

(shuǐmògōu) Shuimogou district (Uighur: Shuymogu Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 shi4], Xinjiang

水磨沟区 (w)

(shuǐmògōuqū) Shuimogou district (Uighur: Shuymogu Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 shi4], Xinjiang

水神 (w)

(shuǐshén) river God

水稻 (w)

(shuǐdào) rice; paddy; CL:株[zhu1]

水立方 (w)

(shuǐlìfāng) Water Cube, nickname of Beijing national aquatics center 北京國家游泳中心|北京国家游泳中心, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic games

水筲 (w)

(shuǐshāo) well bucket; pail made of bamboo strips

水管 (w)

(shuǐguǎn) water pipe

水管工 (w)

(shuǐguǎngōng) plumber

水管工人 (w)

(shuǐguǎngōngrén) plumber

水管面 (w)

(shuǐguǎnmiàn) tube pasta (e.g. penne, rigatoni, ziti); macaroni

水箱 (w)

(shuǐxiāng) water tank; radiator (automobile); cistern; lavabo

水帘洞 (w)

(shuǐliándòng) Shuilian Cave; Water Curtain Cave

水系 (w)

(shuǐxì) drainage system

水绿 (w)

(shuǐlǜ) light green

水缸 (w)

(shuǐgāng) water jar

水翼船 (w)

(shuǐyìchuán) hydrofoil

水老鸦 (w)

(shuǐlǎoyā) common name for cormorant

水耕法 (w)

(shuǐgēngfǎ) hydroponics

水肺 (w)

(shuǐfèi) SCUBA (diving)

水能 (w)

(shuǐnéng) hydroelectric power

水能源 (w)

(shuǐnéngyuán) hydroelectric power

水肿 (w)

(shuǐzhǒng) (med.) edema; dropsy

水至清则无鱼 (w)

(shuǐzhìqīngzéwúyú) Water that is too clear has few fish, and one who is too critical has few friends (idiom); You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean.; Don't be too picky!

水花 (w)

(shuǐhuā) splash; algal bloom; chickenpox (topolect)

水草 (w)

(shuǐcǎo) water plants; habitat with water source and grass

水菖蒲 (w)

(shuǐchāngpú) Acorus calamus; sweet sedge or sweet flag

水落归槽 (w)

(shuǐluòguīcáo) spilt water returns to the trough (idiom); fig. people remember where they belong

水落石出 (w)

(shuǐluòshíchū) As the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light; When facts are known, doubts dissipate.; Murder will out.; Name of a CCTV soap opera set in police station

水蒸气 (w)

(shuǐzhēngqì) vapor

水蕹菜 (w)

(shuǐwèngcài) water spinach or ong choy (Ipomoea aquatica), used as a vegetable in south China and southeast Asia

水虎鱼 (w)

(shuǐhǔyú) piranha (fish)

水处理 (w)

(shuǐchǔlǐ) water treatment

水蛇座 (w)

(shuǐshézuò) Hydrus (constellation)

水蛭 (w)

(shuǐzhì) leech

水蛭素 (w)

(shuǐzhìsù) hirudin

水蜜桃 (w)

(shuǐmìtáo) honey peach; juicy peach

水螅 (w)

(shuǐxī) Hydra (freshwater polyp)

水螅体 (w)

(shuǐxītǐ) sessile polyp; sea anemone

水表 (w)

(shuǐbiǎo) water meter; indicator of water level

水解 (w)

(shuǐjiě) hydrolysis (chemical reaction with water)

水貂 (w)

(shuǐdiāo) mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)

水货 (w)

(shuǐhuò) smuggled goods

水费 (w)

(shuǐfèi) water bill

水资源 (w)

(shuǐzīyuán) water resources; drinking water

水质 (w)

(shuǐzhì) water quality

水质污染 (w)

(shuǐzhìwūrǎn) water pollution

水路 (w)

(shuǐlù) waterway

水军 (w)

(shuǐjūn) navy (archaic)

水轮 (w)

(shuǐlún) waterwheel; millwheel

水运 (w)

(shuǐyùn) waterborne transport

水道 (w)

(shuǐdào) aqueduct; sewer

水道口 (w)

(shuǐdàokǒu) mouth of sewer

水边 (w)

(shuǐbiān) edge of the water; shore or sea, lake or river; seashore

水里 (w)

(shuǐlǐ) Shuili township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan

水里乡 (w)

(shuǐlǐxiāng) Shuili township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan

水量 (w)

(shuǐliàng) volume of water; quantity of flow

水银 (w)

(shuǐyín) mercury; quicksilver

水银灯 (w)

(shuǐyíndēng) mercury-vapor lamp

水门汀 (w)

(shuǐméntīng) cement (Shanghainese)

水闸 (w)

(shuǐzhá) sluice; water gate; waterlocks; floodgate; lock; dam

水陆 (w)

(shuǐlù) water and land; by water and land (transport); amphibian; delicacies from land and sea

水陆交通 (w)

(shuǐlùjiāotōng) water and land transport

水陆两用 (w)

(shuǐlùliǎngyòng) amphibious (vehicle)

水陆师 (w)

(shuǐlùshī) army and navy (in Qing times)

水障碍 (w)

(shuǐzhàngài) water hazard (golf)

水鸡 (w)

(shuǐjī) moorhen (genus Gallinula); gallinule; frog

水雷 (w)

(shuǐléi) naval mine

水电 (w)

(shuǐdiàn) hydroelectric power

水电站 (w)

(shuǐdiànzhàn) hydroelectric power plant

水灵 (w)

(shuǐlíng) vivid; full of life; fresh

水灵灵 (w)

(shuǐlínglíng) vivid; full of life; fresh

水面 (w)

(shuǐmiàn) water surface

水饺 (w)

(shuǐjiǎo) boiled dumpling

水饺儿 (w)

(shuǐjiǎor) erhua variant of 水餃|水饺, boiled dumpling

水体 (w)

(shuǐtǐ) body of water

水鸟 (w)

(shuǐniǎo) a water bird

水鹿 (w)

(shuǐlù) Sambar (Cervus unicolor)

水龙 (w)

(shuǐlóng) fire hose; fire engine; water dragon

水龙卷 (w)

(shuǐlóngjuǎn) waterspout (meteorology)

水龙头 (w)

(shuǐlóngtóu) faucet; tap