HanTrace

水

shuǐ
nounHSK 1

Meaning

  • Shui ethnic group
  • water
  • (after a name) ... River
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  • to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4])
  • (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
  • bound formadditional cost; extra income
  • classifier for washings of a garment
  • surname Shui

Measure words

杯
used for cups of water
一杯水 (a cup of water)
瓶
used for bottles of water
一瓶水 (a bottle of water)
桶
used for buckets of water
一桶水 (a bucket of water)
盆
used for basins of water
一盆水 (a basin of water)

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