Chinese Character Dictionary

水栖

shuĭ qī

aquatic

水杨酸

shuĭ yáng suān

salicylic acid

水枪

shuĭ qiāng

water pistol (toy)

水槽

shuĭ cáo

sink

水横枝

shuĭ héng zhī

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

水母

shuĭ mŭ

jellyfish

水母体

shuĭ mŭ tĭ

jellyfish

水气

shuĭ qì

water vapor

水汀

shuĭ tīng

steam (Shanghainese)

水池

shuĭ chí

pond

水污染

shuĭ wū răn

water pollution

水汪汪

shuĭ wāng wāng

watery

水汽

shuĭ qì

water vapor

水泡

shuĭ pào

bubble

水波

shuĭ bō

wave

水泥

shuĭ ní

cement

水泵

shuĭ bèng

water pump

水泄不通

shuĭ xiè bù tōng

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

水流

shuĭ liú

river

水深

shuĭ shēn

depth (of waterway)

水深火热

shuĭ shēn huŏ rè

deep water and scorching fire

水清无鱼

shuĭ qīng wú yú

clear water, so few fish (idiom); You cannot expect everyone to be squeaky clean.

水渠

shuĭ qú

canal

水源

shuĭ yuán

water source

水准

shuĭ zhŭn

horizontal

水准仪

shuĭ zhŭn yí

level (device to determine horizontal)

水沟

shuĭ gōu

gutter

水温

shuĭ wēn

water temperature

水温表

shuĭ wēn biăo

engine temperature gauge

水溶

shuĭ róng

water soluble

水溶性

shuĭ róng xìng

soluble (in water)

水滴

shuĭ dī

drop

水滴石穿

shuĭ dī shí chuān

dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success

水浒

shuĭ hŭ

edge of the water

水浒传

Shuĭ hŭ Zhuàn

Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵[Shī Nài ān], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature

水浒全传

Shuĭ hŭ Quán zhuàn

Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature

水浒后传

shuĭ hŭ hòu zhuàn

Water Margin sequel, by Chen Chen 陳忱|陈忱

水漉漉

shuĭ lù lù

dripping wet

水涨船高

shuĭ zhăng chuán gāo

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

水潭

shuĭ tán

puddle

水火不容

shuĭ huŏ bù róng

completely incompatible

水火无情

shuĭ huŏ wú qíng

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

水灾

shuĭ zāi

flood

水烟

shuĭ yān

shredded tobacco for water pipes

水烟袋

shuĭ yān dài

water bong

水煮蛋

shuĭ zhŭ dàn

boiled egg

水煮鱼

shuĭ zhŭ yú

Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil

水牛

shuĭ niú

water buffalo

水牛儿

shuĭ niú r

(dialect) snail

水獭

shuĭ tă

otter

水玉

shuĭ yù

crystal

水珠

shuĭ zhū

droplet

水球

shuĭ qiú

water polo

水球场

shuĭ qiú chăng

water polo pool

水瓶座

Shuĭ píng zuò

Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

水产

shuĭ chăn

aquatic

水产展

shuĭ chăn zhăn

seafood show (trade fair)

水产业

shuĭ chăn yè

aquaculture

水产养殖

shuĭ chăn yăng zhí

aquaculture

水田

shuĭ tián

paddy field