Pinyin Dictionary results for "shui"
帨
handkerchief
水
surname Shui
水
water; river; liquid; beverage; additional charges or income; (of clothes) classifier for number of washes
氵
'water' radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 没, 法, 流 etc; see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]
氺
archaic variant of 水[shui3]
睡
to sleep; to lie down
税
taxes; duties
说
to persuade
水上
Shuishang township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
水上
on water; aquatic
水上摩托
jet ski
水上摩托车
jet ski
水上芭蕾
synchronized swimming
水上运动
water sports; aquatic motion; movement over water
水上乡
Shuishang township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
水上电单车
see 水上摩托車|水上摩托车[shui3 shang4 mo2 tuo1 che1]
水上飞机
seaplane
水下
under the water; submarine
水下核爆炸
nuclear underwater burst; underwater nuclear explosion
水下核试验
underwater nuclear test
水中捞月
to fetch the moon out of the sea (idiom); a hopeless illusion
水井
(water) well
水亮
moist and glossy; wet look (of lipstick)
水仙
narcissus; daffodil; legendary aquatic immortal; refers to those buried at sea; person who wanders abroad and does not return
水仙花
daffodil; narcissus; CL:棵[ke1]
水位
water level
水俣市
Mizumata City in Kumamoto prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan
水俣病
Minamata disease (mercury poisoning found in Southern Japan in 1956)
水兵
enlisted sailor in navy
水冰
water ice (i.e. frozen H2O)
水凼
pond
水分
moisture content; (fig.) overstatement; padding
水刑
water-boarding (torture)
水刑逼供
water-boarding, interrogation technique used by CIA
水利
water conservancy; irrigation works
水利家
water manager; hydraulic engineer
水利工程
hydraulic engineering
水到渠成
lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom); fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally
水力
water power; hydraulic; water conservancy; irrigation works
水力学
hydraulics
水力发电
hydroelectricity
水力发电站
hydroelectric power plant
水力鼓风
hydraulic bellows; water-driven ventilation (for metal smelting furnace)
水印
watermark
水原
Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
水原市
Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jing1 ji1 dao4], South Korea
水合
hydration reaction
水合物
hydrate; hydrated compound
水圈
the earth's ocean; the hydrosphere (geology)
水土
water and soil; surface water; natural environment (extended meaning); climate
水土不服
not acclimatized
水土保持
soil conservation
水坑
puddle; water hole; sump
水垢
limescale
水城
Shuicheng county in Liupanshui 六盤水|六盘水[Liu4 pan2 shui3], Guizhou
水城县
Shuicheng county in Liupanshui 六盤水|六盘水[Liu4 pan2 shui3], Guizhou
水域
waters; body of water
水塘
pool
水墨
ink (used in painting)
水墨画
ink and wash painting
水压
water pressure
水坝
dam; dike
水壶
kettle; canteen; watering can
水天一色
water and sky merge in one color (idiom)
水客
smuggler, esp. of electronic goods from Macao or Hong Kong to Guangdong; boatman; fisherman; itinerant trader
水害
flood damage
水富
Shuifu county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan
水富县
Shuifu county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan
水师
navy (in Qing times)
水幕
water screen (screen formed of sprayed water droplets, used for displaying projected images, for temperature control, or for air purification)
水平
level (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal
水平仪
level (device to determine horizontal); spirit level; surveyor's level
水平尺
spirit level
水平尾翼
(aviation) tailplane; horizontal stabilizer
水平轴
horizontal shaft; horizontal axis (math.)
水平面
horizontal plane; level surface; water level
水底
underwater
水底写字板
underwater writing tablet
水底相机
underwater camera
水库
reservoir; CL:座[zuo4]
水彩
watercolor
水彩画
watercolor; aquarelle
水性
swimming ability; characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc); aqueous; water-based (paint etc)
水性杨花
fickle (woman)
水患
flooding; water disaster
水户市
Mito City, capital of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
水手
mariner; sailor; seaman
水文
hydrology
水族
Shui ethnic group of Guangxi
水族
collective term for aquatic animals
水族箱
aquarium; fish tank
水族馆
aquarium (building or park)
水星
Mercury (planet)
水晶
crystal
水晶宫
The Crystal Palace
水晶球
crystal ball (in Western magic)
水暖工
plumber; heating engineer
水曜日
Wednesday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
水杉
metasequoia
水林
Shuilin township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
水林乡
Shuilin township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
水果
fruit; CL:個|个[ge4]
水果刀
paring knife; fruit knife; CL:把[ba3]
水果酒
fruit wine (Tw)
水柱
stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet); jet of water
水栗
see 荸薺|荸荠[bi2 qi2]
水桶
bucket
水栖
aquatic; living in water
水杨酸
salicylic acid
水枪
water pistol (toy); water gun; sprinkler; water cannon
水槽
sink
水横枝
cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides), esp. grown as bonsai
水母
jellyfish; medusa
水母体
jellyfish; medusa
水气
water vapor; steam
水汀
steam (Shanghainese)
水池
pond; pool; sink; washbasin
水污染
water pollution
水汪汪
watery; waterlogged (soil); limpid; bright and intelligent (eyes)
水汽
water vapor; steam; moisture
水泡
bubble; blister
水波
wave; (water) ripple
水泥
cement; CL:袋[dai4]
水泵
water pump
水泄不通
lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic)
水流
river; stream
水淋淋
dripping wet
水深
depth (of waterway); sounding
水深火热
deep water and scorching fire; abyss of suffering (idiom)
水清无鱼
lit. water that is too clean holds no fish (idiom); fig. one who is too severe has no friends
水渠
canal
水源
water source; water supply; headwaters of a river
水准
level (of achievement etc); standard; level (surveying)
水准仪
level (device to determine horizontal); spirit level; surveyor's level
水沟
gutter; sewer
水温
water temperature
水温表
engine temperature gauge; coolant temperature gauge
水溶
water soluble
水溶性
soluble (in water); solubility
水滴
drop
水滴石穿
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.
水滴鱼
blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus)
水浒
edge of the water; shore or sea, lake or river; seashore
水浒传
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
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
Water Margin Sequel, by Chen Chen 陳忱|陈忱[Chen2 Chen2]
水漉漉
dripping wet
水渍
water spot; water stain; wet spot; damp patch; water damage
水涨船高
the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend; to develop according to the situation
水潭
puddle; pool
水火不容
completely incompatible; lit. incompatible as fire and water
水火无情
fire and flood have no mercy (idiom)
水灾
flood; flood damage
水烟
shredded tobacco for water pipes
水烟袋
water bong; water pipe; hookah
水煮蛋
boiled egg; soft-boiled egg
水煮鱼
Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil
水牛
water buffalo
水牛儿
(dialect) snail
水牢
prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immersed
水獭
otter
水玉
crystal; old word for 水晶
水珠
droplet; dewdrop
水球
water polo
水球场
water polo pool
水瓶座
Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
水生
aquatic (plant, animal)
水产
aquatic; produced in sea, rivers or lakes
水产展
seafood show (trade fair)
水产业
aquaculture
水产养殖
aquaculture
水田
paddy field; rice paddy
水田芥
watercress
水痘
chickenpox; Varicella zoster (med.)
水疗
hydrotherapy; aquatherapy
水疱
blister
水盂
water pot or goblet (for Chinese calligraphy)
水盆
basin
水相
aqueous solution
水碾
water mill
水磨沟
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
Shuimogou district (Uighur: Shuymogu Rayoni) of Urumqi city 烏魯木齊市|乌鲁木齐市[Wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2 Shi4], Xinjiang
水磨石
terrazzo
水神
river God
水禽
waterfowl
水稻
rice; paddy; CL:株[zhu1]
水洼
puddle
水立方
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
well bucket; pail made of bamboo strips
水管
water pipe
水管工
plumber
水管工人
plumber
水管面
tube pasta (e.g. penne, rigatoni, ziti); macaroni
水箱
water tank; radiator (automobile); cistern; lavabo
水帘洞
cave with a waterfall at its mouth
水系
drainage system
水纹
ripples
水丝
(silver) of low purity; low grade
水绿
light green
水缸
water jar
水翼船
hydrofoil
水老鸦
common name for cormorant
水耕法
hydroponics
水肺
SCUBA (diving)
水能
hydroelectric power
水能源
hydroelectric power
水能载舟，亦能覆舟
lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb); fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it; if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm; things can be double-edged
水肿
(med.) edema; dropsy
水至清则无鱼，人至察则无徒
water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends (idiom)
水花
splash; algal bloom; chickenpox (dialect)
水草
water plants; habitat with water source and grass
水菖蒲
Acorus calamus; sweet sedge or sweet flag
水落归槽
spilt water returns to the trough (idiom); fig. people remember where they belong
水落石出
as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light
水蒲苇莺
(bird species of China) sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
水蒸气
vapor
水蕹菜
water spinach or ong choy (Ipomoea aquatica), used as a vegetable in south China and southeast Asia
水萝卜
summer radish (the small red kind)
水虎鱼
piranha (fish)
水处理
water treatment
水蛇
water snake
水蛇座
Hydrus (constellation)
水蛇腰
slender and supple waist; lithe body; feminine pose
水蛭
leech
水蛭素
hirudin
水蜜桃
honey peach; juicy peach
水螅
Hydra (freshwater polyp)
水螅体
sessile polyp; sea anemone
水表
water meter; indicator of water level
水袖
flowing sleeves (part of theatrical costume)
水解
hydrolysis (chemical reaction with water)
水貂
mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
水货
smuggled goods; unauthorized goods
水费
water bill
水质
water quality
水质污染
water pollution
水路
waterway
水军
navy (archaic)
水轮
waterwheel; millwheel
水运
waterborne transport
水道
aqueduct; sewer
水道口
mouth of sewer
水边
edge of the water; waterside; shore (of sea, lake or river)
水乡
patchwork of waterways, esp. in Jiangsu; same as 江南水鄉|江南水乡[Jiang1 nan2 shui3 xiang1]
水里
Shuili township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
水里乡
Shuili township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
水量
volume of water; quantity of flow
水银
mercury; quicksilver
水银灯
mercury-vapor lamp
水门事件
Watergate scandal
水门汀
cement (Shanghainese) (loanword)
水闸
sluice; water gate; waterlocks; floodgate; lock; dam
水陆
water and land; by water and land (transport); amphibian; delicacies from land and sea
水陆交通
water and land transport
水陆两用
amphibious (vehicle)
水陆师
army and navy (in Qing times)
水障碍
water hazard (golf)
水雉
(bird species of China) pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
水鸡
moorhen (genus Gallinula); gallinule; frog
水雷
naval mine
水电
hydroelectric power; plumbing and electricity
水电工
plumbing and electrical work; tradesman who does both plumbing and electrical work
水电站
hydroelectric power plant
水灵
vivid; full of life; fresh
水灵灵
vivid; full of life; fresh
水面
water surface
水饺
boiled dumpling
水饺儿
erhua variant of 水餃|水饺[shui3 jiao3]
水马
water-filled barrier
水体
body of water
水鸟
water bird
水鹨
(bird species of China) water pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
水鹿
sambar (Cervus unicolor)
水龙
hose; pipe; fire hose; (botany) water primrose (Jussiaea repens)
水龙卷
waterspout (meteorology)
水龙带
layflat industrial hose; fire hose
水龙头
faucet; tap
睡午觉
to have a nap
睡回笼觉
to go back to sleep (instead of rising up in the morning); to sleep in
睡梦中
fast asleep; dreaming
睡姿
sleeping posture
睡意
sleepiness
睡懒觉
to sleep in
睡房
bedroom
睡椅
couch
睡相
sleeping posture
睡眠
sleep; to sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode
睡眠不足
lack of sleep; sleep deficit
睡眠呼吸暂停
central sleep apnea (CSA)
睡眠失调
sleep disorder
睡眠者
sleeper
睡眠虫
trypanosome
睡美人
Sleeping Beauty
睡着
to fall asleep
睡莲
water lily
睡衣
night clothes; pajamas
睡衣裤
pajamas
睡袋
sleeping bag
睡袍
nightgown
睡裙
nightgown
睡觉
to go to bed; to sleep
睡过头
to oversleep
睡乡
sleep; the land of Nod; dreamland
睡醒
to wake up; awake; conscious
睡鼠
dormouse
税制
tax system
税前
pretax; before taxes
税务
taxation services; state revenue service
税务局
Tax Bureau; Inland Revenue Department (Hong Kong)
税官
a taxman; a customs officer
税后
after tax
税捐稽征处
Taipei Revenue Service (tax office)
税收
taxation
税款
tax payments
税法
tax code; tax law
税关
customs house (in ancient times)
说客
(old) itinerant political adviser; (fig.) lobbyist; go-between; mouthpiece; also pr. [shuo1 ke4]
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