水

shuǐ

HSK 1

水 — shuǐ

1. water; liquid; body of water

   请给我一杯水。 qǐng gěi wǒ yībēi shuǐ — Please give me a glass of water.

2. water

   请给我一杯水。 qǐng gěi wǒ yībēi shuǐ — Please give me a glass of water.

3. River (used after a proper name)

   长江水流非常湍急。 chángjiāng shuǐliú fēicháng tuānjí — The Yangtze River flows very rapidly.

4. to swim (used in compounds such as 会水 huì shuǐ or 水性 shuǐxìng)

   他小时候不会水，现在会了。 tā xiǎoshíhòu búhuì shuǐ xiànzài huì le — He couldn't swim as a child; now he can.

5. coll. lacking in substance; shoddy

   这篇报道内容很水，没有事实依据。 zhè piān bàodào nèiróng hěn shuǐ méiyǒu shìshí yījù — This report is very shallow and has no factual basis.

6. bound form: additional cost; extra income (suffix used in compounds)

   这笔交易的汇水由买方承担。 zhèbǐ jiāoyì de huìshuǐ yóu mǎifāng chéngdān — The commission fee for this transaction is borne by the buyer.

7. classifier for washings of a garment

   这件衣服要洗三水。 zhèjiàn yīfú yào xǐ sānshuǐ — This garment needs to be washed three times.

8. Shui (surname)

   水先生今天来参加会议。 shuǐ xiānshēng jīntiān lái cānjiā huìyì — Mr. Shui is coming to the meeting today.