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开水 (kāi shuǐ) — Chinese word meaning
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开水 (kāi shuǐ) is a Chinese word: boiled water. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 开水
名 míng noun
boiled water
请给我一杯开水。
qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi kāi shuǐ
Please give me a cup of boiled water.
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Word breakdown
开 kāi — boiled, to boil (refers to heating water until it boils)
Words with this character (50)
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我爸爸每天开车上班。
wǒ bà ba měi tiān kāi chē shàng bān
My dad drives to work every day.
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电影已经开始了。
diàn yǐng yǐ jīng kāi shǐ le
The movie has already started.
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我们下周一开学。
wǒ men xià zhōu yī kāi xué
We start school next Monday.
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- 打 action prefix combining with 开 to form the compound verb
- 开 open; provides the core meaning of opening
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请打开门。
qǐng dǎ kāi mén
Please open the door.
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我们需要把这些书分开。
wǒ men xū yào bǎ zhè xiē shū fēn kāi
We need to separate these books.
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经理正在开会，请稍等。
jīng lǐ zhèng zài kāi huì qǐng shāo děng
The manager is in a meeting, please wait a moment.
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她今天很开心。
tā jīn tiān hěn kāi xīn
She is very happy today.
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请先开机，等系统启动完成。
qǐng xiān kāi jī děng xì tǒng qǐ dòng wán chéng
Please turn on the device first and wait for the system to finish starting.
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春天到了，花园里的花都开花了。
chūn tiān dào le huā yuán lǐ de huā dōu kāi huā le
Spring has arrived, the flowers in the garden have all bloomed.
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他明天要离开这个城市。
tā míng tiān yào lí kāi zhè ge chéng shì
He will leave this city tomorrow.
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- 开 to start, to initiate (the action of joking)
- 玩 to play, fun (indicating non-serious activity)
- 笑 laughter, humor (completing the meaning of joking)
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我只是开玩笑，别当真。
wǒ zhǐ shì kāi wán xiào bié dàng zhēn
I'm just joking, don't take it seriously.
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公司明天召开重要会议。
gōng sī míng tiān zhào kāi zhòng yào huì yì
The company will hold an important meeting tomorrow.
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他展开了一幅美丽的画卷。
tā zhǎn kāi le yī fú měi lì de huà juǎn
He unfolded a beautiful scroll.
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这家餐厅下个月开业。
zhè jiā cān tīng xià gè yuè kāi yè
This restaurant will open for business next month.
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他们开发了一款新应用程序。
tā men kāi fā le yī kuǎn xīn yìng yòng chéng xù
They developed a new application.
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学校开展了环保活动。
xué xiào kāi zhǎn le huán bǎo huó dòng
The school carried out environmental protection activities.
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奥运会明天开幕。
ào yùn huì míng tiān kāi mù
The Olympics will open tomorrow.
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奥运会开幕式非常壮观。
Ào yùn huì kāi mù shì fēi cháng zhuàng guān
The Olympic opening ceremony was very spectacular.
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这个公园每天早上六点开放。
zhè ge gōng yuán měi tiān zǎo shang liù diǎn kāi fàng
This park opens at six o'clock every morning.
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公司刚刚开通了新的客服热线。
gōng sī gāng gāng kāi tōng le xīn de kè fú rè xiàn
The company just opened a new customer service hotline.
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会议是公开的，任何人都可以参加。
huì yì shì gōng kāi de rèn hé rén dōu kě yǐ cān jiā
The meeting is public, anyone can attend.
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请按一下墙上的开关。
qǐng àn yí xià qiáng shàng de kāi guān
Please press the switch on the wall.
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他开创了一个新时代。
tā kāi chuàng le yí gè xīn shí dài
He pioneered a new era.
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他开启了新的人生篇章。
tā kāi qǐ le xīn de rén shēng piān zhāng
He opened a new chapter in his life.
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这本书的开头很吸引人。
zhè běn shū de kāi tóu hěn xī yǐn rén
The beginning of this book is very captivating.
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学校开设了新的汉语课程。
xué xiào kāi shè le xīn de hàn yǔ kè chéng
The school opened a new Chinese language course.
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他们计划明年开办一所新学校。
tā men jì huà míng nián kāi bàn yì suǒ xīn xué xiào
They plan to establish a new school next year.
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司机开动了火车。
sī jī kāi dòng le huǒ chē
The driver started up the train.
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这个经济开发区吸引了很多外资企业。
zhè ge jīng jì kāi fā qū xī yǐn le hěn duō wài zī qǐ yè
This economic development zone has attracted many foreign-funded enterprises.
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- 开 to open, to start (initiating development)
- 发 to develop, to expand (core development action)
- 商 merchant, business entity (commercial operator)
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开发商计划在这里建一座购物中心。
kāi fā shāng jì huà zài zhè lǐ jiàn yí zuò gòu wù zhōng xīn
The developer plans to build a shopping center here.
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演出将在晚上八点开场。
yǎn chū jiāng zài wǎn shang bā diǎn kāi chǎng
The performance will begin at eight o'clock in the evening.
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主持人的开场白很幽默。
zhǔ chí rén de kāi chǎng bái hěn yōu mò
The host's opening remarks were very humorous.
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农民们正在开垦荒地种植粮食。
nóng mín men zhèng zài kāi kěn huāng dì zhòng zhí liáng shi
The farmers are reclaiming wasteland to plant food crops.
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这项发明是开天辟地的创新。
zhè xiàng fā míng shì kāi tiān pì dì de chuàng xīn
This invention is an epoch-making innovation.
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春节后我们就开工了。
chūn jié hòu wǒ men jiù kāi gōng le
We'll start work right after Spring Festival.
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法院明天上午九点开庭审理这个案件。
fǎ yuàn míng tiān shàng wǔ jiǔ diǎn kāi tíng shěn lǐ zhè ge àn jiàn
The court will hold a session tomorrow morning at nine o'clock to hear this case.
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我们的咖啡馆今天正式开张了。
wǒ men de kā fēi guǎn jīn tiān zhèng shì kāi zhāng le
Our café officially opened today.
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公司正在开拓海外业务。
gōng sī zhèng zài kāi tuò hǎi wài yè wù
The company is developing overseas business.
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- 开 to open, to start (implies outgoing or disbursement)
- 支 to pay out, to disburse (indicates payment or expenditure)
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我们需要控制日常开支。
wǒ men xū yào kòng zhì rì cháng kāi zhī
We need to control our daily expenses.
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- 开 open; represents openness and receptivity
- 明 bright, clear; represents enlightenment and understanding
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他是一个很开明的父亲。
tā shì yí ge hěn kāi míng de fù qīn
He is a very open-minded father.
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她是一个很开朗的人，总是笑容满面。
tā shì yí gè hěn kāi lǎng de rén zǒng shì xiào róng mǎn miàn
She is a very cheerful person, always smiling.
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我们要开辟新的市场。
wǒ men yào kāi pì xīn de shì chǎng
We need to open up new markets.
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政府禁止在保护区开采矿产资源。
zhèng fǔ jìn zhǐ zài bǎo hù qū kāi cǎi kuàng chǎn zī yuán
The government prohibits mining mineral resources in protected areas.
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这个月的开销很大。
zhè ge yuè de kāi xiāo hěn dà
This month's expenses are very large.
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这里视野很开阔。
zhè lǐ shì yě hěn kāi kuò
The view here is very open.
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公司开除了那个不负责任的员工。
gōng sī kāi chú le nà ge bù fù zé rèn de yuán gōng
The company fired that irresponsible employee.
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- 异 unusual, strange, different
- 想 to think, thoughts, ideas
- 天 sky, heaven (suggesting limitlessness)
- 开 to open, unfold, expand
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你这个计划太异想天开了，根本不可能实现。
nǐ zhè ge jì huà tài yì xiǎng tiān kāi le gēn běn bù kě néng shí xiàn
Your plan is too fanciful, it's simply impossible to realize.
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请把窗户敞开，让新鲜空气进来。
qǐng bǎ chuāng hu chǎng kāi ràng xīn xiān kōng qì jìn lái
Please open the window wide and let fresh air come in.
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公园里的樱花正在盛开。
gōng yuán lǐ de yīng huā zhèng zài shèng kāi
The cherry blossoms in the park are blooming profusely.
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- 眉 eyebrow (representing upper facial expression of joy)
- 开 to open (describing the spreading of facial features in happiness)
- 眼 eye (representing the eyes expressing joy)
- 笑 to smile (describing the smiling/laughing expression)
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听到这个好消息，他眉开眼笑。
tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi tā méi kāi yǎn xiào
Hearing this good news, he beamed with joy.
水 shuǐ — water (the substance being boiled)
Words with this character (49)
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我喜欢吃水果。
wǒ xǐ huan chī shuǐ guǒ
I like to eat fruit.
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- 水 water (representing the naturally flat surface of water)
- 平 flat, level, even (reinforcing the concept of levelness)
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他的汉语水平很高。
tā de hàn yǔ shuǐ píng hěn gāo
His Chinese level is very high.
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我想买一瓶矿泉水。
wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì píng kuàng quán shuǐ
I want to buy a bottle of mineral water.
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我想喝一瓶汽水。
wǒ xiǎng hē yī píng qì shuǐ
I want to drink a bottle of soda.
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这种水果含有丰富的水分。
zhè zhǒng shuǐ guǒ hán yǒu fēng fù de shuǐ fèn
This kind of fruit contains abundant moisture.
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运动员的汗水湿透了衣服。
yùn dòng yuán de hàn shuǐ shī tòu le yī fu
The athlete's sweat soaked through the clothes.
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母亲擦去孩子脸上的泪水。
mǔ qin cā qù hái zi liǎn shang de lèi shuǐ
The mother wiped away the tears from the child's face.
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气象台预报明天会有降水。
qì xiàng tái yù bào míng tiān huì yǒu jiàng shuǐ
The weather station forecasts precipitation tomorrow.
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我们收集雨水来浇花。
wǒ men shōu jí yǔ shuǐ lái jiāo huā
We collect rainwater to water the flowers.
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这个水库为城市提供饮用水。
zhè ge shuǐ kù wèi chéng shì tí gōng yǐn yòng shuǐ
This reservoir provides drinking water for the city.
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工人们正在搅拌水泥。
gōng rén men zhèng zài jiǎo bàn shuǐ ní
The workers are mixing cement.
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河里的水流很急。
hé lǐ de shuǐ liú hěn jí
The water flow in the river is very rapid.
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中国南方种植很多水稻。
Zhōng guó nán fāng zhòng zhí hěn duō shuǐ dào
Southern China grows a lot of rice.
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月光反射在平静的水面上。
yuè guāng fǎn shè zài píng jìng de shuǐ miàn shàng
Moonlight reflects on the calm water surface.
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城市需要处理大量污水。
chéng shì xū yào chǔ lǐ dà liàng wū shuǐ
The city needs to treat large amounts of sewage.
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洪水冲毁了许多房屋和桥梁。
hóng shuǐ chōng huǐ le xǔ duō fáng wū hé qiáo liáng
The flood destroyed many houses and bridges.
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- 热 hot, heat (indicates the heating function)
- 水 water (indicates what is being heated)
- 器 device, appliance (indicates it is a tool or machine)
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我家的热水器坏了。
wǒ jiā de rè shuǐ qì huài le
Our water heater broke.
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我需要胶水来粘贴这些照片。
wǒ xū yào jiāo shuǐ lái zhān tiē zhè xiē zhào piàn
I need glue to paste these photos.
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这里的自来水很干净。
zhè lǐ de zì lái shuǐ hěn gān jìng
The tap water here is very clean.
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他的薪水很高。
tā de xīn shuǐ hěn gāo
His salary is very high.
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她是跳水运动员。
tā shì tiào shuǐ yùn dòng yuán
She is a diving athlete.
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这家餐厅的酒水价格很贵。
zhè jiā cān tīng de jiǔ shuǐ jià gé hěn guì
The alcoholic beverages at this restaurant are very expensive.
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我们需要保证饮用水的安全。
wǒ men xū yào bǎo zhèng yǐn yòng shuǐ de ān quán
We need to ensure the safety of drinking water.
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她喜欢用法国香水。
tā xǐ huan yòng fǎ guó xiāng shuǐ
She likes to use French perfume.
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看到美食就流口水。
kàn dào měi shí jiù liú kǒu shuǐ
One's mouth waters when seeing delicious food.
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我们需要保护地下水不受污染。
wǒ men xū yào bǎo hù dì xià shuǐ bù shòu wū rǎn
We need to protect groundwater from pollution.
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我需要买一瓶墨水。
wǒ xū yào mǎi yì píng mò shuǐ
I need to buy a bottle of ink.
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教练不会对任何队员放水。
jiào liàn bù huì duì rèn hé duì yuán fàng shuǐ
The coach won't go easy on any player.
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这个市场专门销售新鲜的水产。
zhè ge shì chǎng zhuān mén xiāo shòu xīn xiān de shuǐ chǎn
This market specializes in selling fresh aquatic products.
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- 水 water; contributes the concept of 'level' (from water level as a horizontal reference)
- 准 standard, accurate; contributes the sense of 'standard' or 'criterion'
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他的汉语水准很高。
tā de Hàn yǔ shuǐ zhǔn hěn gāo
His Chinese level is very high.
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政府投资建设水利工程。
zhèng fǔ tóu zī jiàn shè shuǐ lì gōng chéng
The government invests in building water conservancy projects.
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- 水 water (representing water resources and climate)
- 土 soil/land (representing soil quality and terrain)
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他刚到这里，还不太适应当地的水土。
tā gāng dào zhè lǐ hái bù tài shì yìng dāng dì de shuǐ tǔ
He just arrived here and hasn't quite adapted to the local climate yet.
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这片水域禁止游泳。
zhè piàn shuǐ yù jìn zhǐ yóu yǒng
Swimming is prohibited in these waters.
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这个水晶花瓶非常漂亮。
zhè ge shuǐ jīng huā píng fēi cháng piào liang
This crystal vase is very beautiful.
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早晨的空气中充满了水汽。
zǎo chén de kōng qì zhōng chōng mǎn le shuǐ qì
The morning air is filled with water vapor.
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- 水 water; represents the base condition or underlying factor
- 涨 to rise, to increase; indicates the upward movement or growth
- 船 boat; represents the dependent or affected element
- 高 high, tall; indicates the resulting elevated position or increase
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房价上涨，租金也水涨船高。
fáng jià shàng zhǎng zū jīn yě shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo
When housing prices rise, rent also increases accordingly.
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这个村庄的水源很干净。
zhè ge cūn zhuāng de shuǐ yuán hěn gān jìng
This village's water source is very clean.
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- 水 water - the persistent force
- 滴 drip - small, repeated action
- 石 stone - the hard obstacle
- 穿 penetrate - eventual breakthrough
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只要坚持不懈，水滴石穿，你一定能成功。
zhǐ yào jiān chí bù xiè shuǐ dī shí chuān nǐ yí dìng néng chéng gōng
As long as you persevere, constant dripping wears away stone, you will definitely succeed.
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- 水 water (that recedes)
- 落 fall, recede, drop
- 石 stone, rock (that was hidden)
- 出 come out, appear, emerge
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经过调查，案件的真相终于水落石出了。
jīng guò diào chá àn jiàn de zhēn xiàng zhōng yú shuǐ luò shí chū le
After the investigation, the truth of the case finally came to light.
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他打开水龙头洗手。
tā dǎ kāi shuǐ lóng tóu xǐ shǒu
He turned on the faucet to wash his hands.
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她的想法很好，你不要泼冷水。
tā de xiǎng fǎ hěn hǎo nǐ bù yào pō lěng shuǐ
Her idea is good, don't pour cold water on it.
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小溪里的流水清澈见底。
xiǎo xī lǐ de liú shuǐ qīng chè jiàn dǐ
The flowing water in the stream is crystal clear down to the bottom.
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淡水比海水更适合饮用。
dàn shuǐ bǐ hǎi shuǐ gèng shì hé yǐn yòng
Freshwater is more suitable for drinking than seawater.
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他在游泳时差点溺水。
tā zài yóu yǒng shí chà diǎn nì shuǐ
He almost drowned while swimming.
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他喜欢在海里潜水。
tā xǐ huan zài hǎi lǐ qián shuǐ
He likes to dive in the sea.
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- 潮 tide; refers to the regular rise and fall of ocean waters
- 水 water; refers to the ocean water that rises and falls with the tide
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潮水退去后，海滩上露出了许多贝壳。
cháo shuǐ tuì qù hòu hǎi tān shàng lù chū le xǔ duō bèi ké
After the tide receded, many shells appeared on the beach.
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这件毛衣洗了之后缩水了。
zhè jiàn máo yī xǐ le zhī hòu suō shuǐ le
This sweater shrank after washing.
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- 萍 duckweed (floating plant, symbolizes transience)
- 水 water (the vast world where chance meetings occur)
- 相 mutually, each other (indicates reciprocal meeting)
- 逢 to meet, to encounter
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虽然我们萍水相逢，但我会记住这次相遇。
suī rán wǒ men píng shuǐ xiāng féng dàn wǒ huì jì zhù zhè cì xiāng yù
Although we met by chance, I will remember this encounter.
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- 风 wind, representing flowing energy and environmental forces
- 水 water, representing flow, vital essence, and life force
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这个房子的风水很好。
zhè ge fáng zi de fēng shuǐ hěn hǎo
The feng shui of this house is very good.
Structure & writing
开 is a component in 5 characters
开 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order
水 is a component in 7 characters
水 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order