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[竹籃打水] zhúlándǎshuǐ using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort

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        zhú, bamboo/CL:棵[kē],支[zhī],根[gēn]/Kangxi radical 118
        zhúzi, bamboo/CL:棵[kē],支[zhī],根[gēn]
        qīngméizhúmǎ, [青梅竹馬], lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)/fig. innocent children's games/childhoo...
        xiōngyǒuchéngzhú, to plan in advance (idiom)/a card up one's sleeve/forewarned is forearmed
        bàozhú, firecracker
竿         
        
        zhútǒng, bamboo tube/bamboo pipe
        zhúlín, bamboo forest
        jiāzhútáo, [夾竹桃], oleander (Nerium indicum)/Taiwan pr. [jià zhú táo]
        shìrúpòzhú, [勢如破竹], like a hot knife through butter (idiom)/with irresistible force
        zhúlán, [竹籃], wicker basket
        chéngzhúzàixiōng, see 胸有成竹[xiōng yǒu chéng zhú]
        máozhú, moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc
        qìngzhúnánshū, [罄竹難書], so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted/innumerable crimes (idiom)/see...
        qiāozhúgàng, [敲竹槓], extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness
        
        
        zhúsǔn, [竹筍], bamboo shoot
        
        shízhú, China pink/Dianthus chinensis (botany)
        zhúmǎ, [竹馬], bamboo stick used as a toy horse
        zhúzhì, [竹製], made of bamboo
        
        zhúguǎn, bamboo pipe
        
        
        
        
        jiànzhú, bamboo (genus Fargesia)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        zhúbǎn, bamboo clapper boards used in folk theater
        sīzhú, [絲竹], traditional Chinese musical instruments/music
西         
        

        lánqiú, [籃球], basketball/CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]
        lán, [籃], basket (receptacle)/basket (in basketball)
        lánzi, [籃子], basket/CL:隻|只[zhī]
        tóulán, [投籃], to shoot for the basket (basketball)
        yáolán, [搖籃], cradle
        
        
        kòulán, [扣籃], slam dunk
        lánqiúchǎng, [籃球場], basketball court
        yáolánqǔ, [搖籃曲], lullaby
        lánkuāng, [籃筐], basket
        lánbǎn, [籃板], backboard
        
        lánbǎnqiú, [籃板球], rebound (basketball)
        
        zhúlán, [竹籃], wicker basket
        nánlán, [男籃], men's basketball/men's basketball team
        
        
        

        dá/dǎ, dozen (loanword), to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type/to mix up/to build/t...
        dǎdiànhuà, [打電話], to make a telephone call
        dǎsuàn, to plan/to intend/to calculate/plan/intention/calculation/CL:個|个[gè]
        dǎkāi, [打開], to open/to show (a ticket)/to turn on/to switch on
        dǎrǎo, [打擾], to disturb/to bother/to trouble
        dǎdǔ, [打賭], to bet/to make a bet/a wager
        dǎbài, [打敗], to defeat/to overpower/to beat/to be defeated
        dǎjià, to fight/to scuffle/to come to blows/CL:場|场[cháng]
        dǎjī, [打擊], to hit/to strike/to attack/to crack down on sth/blow/(psychological) shock/percu...
        dǎban, to decorate/to dress/to make up/to adorn/manner of dressing/style of dress
        dǎduàn, [打斷], to interrupt/to break off/to break (a bone)
        dǎpò, to break/to smash
        dǎsǎo, [打掃], to clean/to sweep
        dǎqiú, to play ball/to play with a ball
        dǎjiāodào, to come into contact with/to have dealings
        dǎjiǎo, [打攪], to disturb/to trouble
        dǎzhàng, to fight a battle/to go to war
        dǎdòng, [打動], to move (to pity)/arousing (sympathy)/touching
        dǎbāo, to wrap/to pack/to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out/to package (computi...
        dǎdǎo, to overthrow/to knock down/Down with ... !
        dǎzhāohu, to greet sb by word or action/to give prior notice
        dǎgōng, to work a temporary or casual job/(of students) to have a job outside of class t...
        dǎzhù, to stop/to halt
        dǎfa, [打發], to dispatch sb to do sth/to make sb leave/to pass (the time)/(old) to make arran...
        dǎliè, [打獵], to go hunting
        dǎsuì, to shatter/to smash/to break into pieces
        dǎting, [打聽], to ask about/to make some inquiries/to ask around
        dǎdòu, [打鬥], to fight
        sūdá, [蘇打], soda (loanword)
        bōdǎ, [撥打], to call/to dial
        ōudǎ, [毆打], to beat up/to come to blows/battery (law)
        dǎjié, to loot/to rob/to plunder/to ransack
        dǎzhòng, to hit (a target)
        dǎhuǒjī, [打火機], lighter/cigarette lighter
        dǎyìn, to print/to seal/to stamp
        dǎzào, to create/to build/to develop/to forge (of metal)
        dǎpái, to play mahjong or cards
        dǎyàng, to close shop in the evening/also pr. [dǎ yáng]
        dǎguānsi, to file a lawsuit/to sue/to dispute
        jīdǎ, [擊打], to beat/to lash
        dǎzhēn, [打針], to give or have an injection
        dǎgé, to hiccup/to belch/to burp
        dǎshou, hired thug
        dǎzhé, to give a discount
        áidǎ, to take a beating/to get thrashed/to come under attack
        
        dǎdī, (coll.) to take a taxi/to go by taxi
        
        dǎtàn, to make discreet inquiries/to scout out
        dǎxià, to lay (a foundation)/to conquer (a city etc)/to shoot down (a bird etc)
        dǎquán, to do shadowboxing
        kǎodǎ, to beat a prisoner (to obtain confessions)/to give sb the third degree/to tortur...
        dǎkuǎ, to defeat/to strike down/to destroy
        dǎtōng, to open access/to establish contact/to remove a block/to put through (a phone co...
        
        dǎxiǎng, [打響], to start shooting or firing/to win an initial success/to succeed (of a plan)
        dǎzì, to type
        
        dǎqì, [打氣], to inflate/to pump up/fig. to encourage/to boost morale
        qiāodǎ, to beat sb/to beat (a drum)
        dǎpēntì, [打噴嚏], to sneeze
        
        dǎxiāo, to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc)/to give up on
        dǎfēn, to grade/to give a mark
        dǎhān, to snore
        dǎdǔn, to doze off
        pāida, to pat/to slap/(of a bird) to flap (one's wings)
        dǎkēshuì, to doze off
        tòngdǎ, to beat sb soundly
        dǎzìjī, [打字機], typewriter
        dǎfān, to overturn/to overthrow/to strike down (an enemy)
        dǎyìnjī, [打印機], printer
        dǎchē, [打車], to take a taxi (in town)/to hitch a lift
        dǎgǔn, [打滾], to roll about
        dǎzhuàn, [打轉], to spin/to rotate/to revolve
        biāndǎ, to whip/to lash/to flog/to thrash
        dǎliang, to size sb up/to look sb up and down/to take the measure of/to suppose/to reckon
        dǎlāo, [打撈], to salvage/to dredge/to fish out (person or object from the sea)
        yīwǎngdǎjìn, [一網打盡], lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)/fig. to scoop up the whole lot/t...
        dǎcǎojīngshé, [打草驚蛇], lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)/fig. to inadvertently alert an en...
        dǎgǔ, to beat a drum/to play a drum/(fig.) to feel nervous
        
        zìdǎ, (coll.) since
        dǎfǎ, to play (a card)/to make a move in a game
        gōngdǎ, to attack (the enemy)
        wújīngdǎcǎi, [無精打采], dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless/in low spirits/washed out
        
        dǎjié, [打結], to tie a knot/to tie
        dǎchéngyīpiàn, to merge/to integrate/to become as one/to unify together
        dǎhūlu, [打呼嚕], to snore
        dǎzá, [打雜], to do odd jobs/to do unskilled work
        
        chōudǎ, to whip/to flog/to thrash
        dúdǎ, beat up/CL:頓|顿[dùn]
        
        niǔdǎ, to wrestle/to grapple/to scuffle
        dǎmó, polish/grind
        xiǎodǎxiǎonào, [小打小鬧], small-scale
        dǎdehuǒrè, [打得火熱], to carry on intimately with (idiom); ardent relationship (esp. between lovers)/b...
        dǎchà, interruption/to interrupt (esp. talk)/to change the subject
        dǎqiāng, [打槍], to fire a gun/to substitute for sb in sitting an examination
        dǎléi, to rumble with thunder/clap of thunder
        
        dāndǎ, [單打], singles (in sports)/CL:場|场[chǎng]
        dǎdian, [打點], to bribe/to get (luggage) ready/to put in order/to organize things/(baseball) RB...
退         dǎtuìtánggǔ, lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)/fig. to give up/to turn tail
        
        dǎzhàn, [打顫], to shiver/to tremble
        dǎhuǒshí, flint
        dǎxiàshǒu, to act in a supporting role/fig. to play second fiddle
        
        dǎzìyuán, [打字員], typist
        
        dǎzhékòu, to give a discount/to be of less value than anticipated
        
        dǎlà, [打蠟], to wax (a car, floor etc)
        dǎpāizi, to beat time
        méijīngdǎcǎi, [沒精打采], listless/dispirited/washed out/also written 沒精打彩|没精打彩
        
        chènrèdǎtiě, [趁熱打鐵], to strike while the iron is hot
        dǎhuá, to skid/to slip/to slide
        dǎbǎ, target shooting
        měngdǎ, to strike/wham!
        
        dǎpào, to open fire with artillery/to set off firecrackers/to make one's stage debut/(s...
        
        
        
        
        dǎtiě, [打鐵], to forge ironware
        dǎqù, to make fun of
        duìdǎ, [對打], to spar/to fight/to duke it out
        
        dǎbàobùpíng, to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice/to fight for justice/also writte...
        jīngdǎxìsuàn, [精打細算], meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
        xiǎosūdá, [小蘇打], baking soda/sodium bicarbonate
        quándǎjiǎotī, [拳打腳踢], lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up/fig. determined to sort out a problem
        chènhuǒdǎjié, to loot a burning house/to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom)
        
        dǎyóushī, [打油詩], humorous poem/limerick
        shuāngdǎ, [雙打], doubles (in sports)/CL:場|场[chǎng]
        dǎyú, [打魚], to fish
        
        dǎxuězhàng, to have a snowball fight
        dǎcháng, [打場], to thresh grain (on the floor)
        
        dǎtāi, to have an abortion
        wěnzhāwěndǎ, [穩扎穩打], to go steady and strike hard (in fighting)/fig. steadily and surely
        
        dǎsàn, to scatter/to break sth up/to beat (an egg)
        qiáozhuāngdǎbàn, [喬裝打扮], to dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit
        dǎguānqiāng, to talk officiously/to assume the air of a functionary/to talk in official jargo...
        dǎrùlěnggōng, [打入冷宮], to snub/to consign to the trash heap of history
        sàndǎ, mixed martial arts
        dǎyuánchǎng, [打圓場], to help to resolve a dispute/to smooth things over
        wāidǎzhèngzháo, [歪打正著], to succeed by a lucky stroke
        dǎjiǎ, to fight counterfeiting/to expose as false/to denounce sb's lies
        
        dǎmà, [打罵], to beat and scold
        
        sīdǎ, [廝打], to fight together/to come to blows
        
        dǎjǐng, to dig a well
        sūdáfěn, [蘇打粉], baking soda
        mōpágǔndǎ, [摸爬滾打], to go through challenging experiences/to become seasoned (in one's profession et...
        chākēdǎhùn, [插科打諢], to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest/buffoo...
        léidǎbùdòng, [雷打不動], not shaken by thunder (idiom); the arrangements are unalterable/to adhere rigidl...
        dǎzhuāngjī, [打樁機], pile driver (machinery)
        dǎhāha, to joke/to laugh insincerely/to make merry/to talk irrelevantly
        wǔdǎ, acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance
        dǎdìpù, [打地鋪], to make one's bed on the floor
        chuídǎ, to beat/to pound/to thump
        fēngchuīyǔdǎ, [風吹雨打], lit. windswept and battered by rain/to undergo hardship (idiom)
        
        
        dǎzuò, to sit in meditation/to meditate
        dǎqiánzhàn, to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc)/(military) to di...
        dǎyǎn, to drill or bore a hole/to attract attention/conspicuous
        
        
        dǎjiǔ, to have a drink
        
        dǎtiānxià, to seize power/to conquer the world/to establish and expand a business/to carve ...
        dǎgōngzǎi, young worker/employee/young male worker
        
        dǎlèitái, [打擂臺], (old) to fight on the leitai/(fig.) to enter a contest
        dǎzhuāng, [打樁], to drive piles into
        dǎhāng, to ram/to tamp
        dǎsǎn, [打傘], to hold up an umbrella
        
        
        yándǎ, [嚴打], to crack down on/to take severe measures against
        dǎsuànpán, [打算盤], to compute on the abacus/(fig.) to calculate/to plan/to scheme
        
        
        
        dǎyóujī, [打游擊], to fight as a guerilla/(fig.) to live or eat at no fixed place
        dǎduōsuo, to tremble/to shiver (of cold)/to shudder
        dǎmáifu, to lie in wait/to ambush/to conceal sth
        
        
        
        dǎgēng, to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)
        língqiāosuìdǎ, to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
        
        
        
        dǎchóng, [打蟲], to swat an insect/to get rid of intestinal parasite with drugs
        dǎhùn, [打諢], to intersperse comic remarks (in a performance)/(fig.) to quip/to banter
        shuāida, to knock/to grasp sth in the hand and beat it/to toughen oneself up
        
        dǎgōngmèi, young female worker
        dǎdiàozhēn, [打吊針], to put sb on an intravenous drip
        dǎgǔjī, [打穀機], threshing machine
        sǎohuángdǎfēi, [掃黃打非], to eradicate pornography and illegal publications

        Shuǐ/shuǐ, surname Shui, water/river/liquid/beverage/additional charges or income/(of cloth...
        shuǐpíng, level (of achievement etc)/standard/horizontal
        xīnshuǐ, salary/wage
        shuǐguǒ, fruit/CL:個|个[gè]
        xiāngshuǐ, perfume/cologne
        qiánshuǐ, [潛水], to dive/to go under water/(in an online forum) to lurk
        shuǐguǎn, water pipe
        shuǐjīng, crystal
        shuǐshǒu, mariner/sailor/seaman
        xiàshuǐdào, sewer
        qìshuǐ, soda/pop
        
        rèshuǐ, [熱水], hot water
        shuǐní, cement/CL:袋[dài]
        shuǐmiàn, water surface
        shuǐzhǔn, [水準], level (of achievement etc)/standard/level (surveying)
        shuǐxià, under the water/submarine
        mòshuǐ, ink/CL:瓶[píng]
        Shuǐshàng/shuǐshàng, Shuishang township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan, on water/...
        kǒushuǐ, saliva
        hóngshuǐ, deluge/flood
        shuǐchí, pond/pool/sink/washbasin
        lèishuǐ, [淚水], teardrop/tears
        jiāoshuǐ, [膠水], glue
        hǎishuǐ, seawater
        tuōshuǐ, [脫水], to dry out/to extract water/dehydration/dehydrated/desiccation
        nìshuǐ, to drown
        shuǐcáo, sink
        shuǐliú, river/stream
        níngméngshuǐ, [檸檬水], lemonade
        liúshuǐ, running water/(business) turnover
        xiàshuǐ/xiàshui, downstream/to go into the water/to put into water/to launch (a ship)/fig. to fal...
        shuǐniú, water buffalo
        yángshuǐ, amniotic fluid
        shuǐyuán, water source/water supply/headwaters of a river
        lòushuǐ, to leak (of water)
        Yǔshuǐ, Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th Ma...
        jiǔshuǐ, beverage/a drink
        héshuǐ, river water
        qiánshuǐyuán, [潛水員], diver/frogman
        fángshuǐ, waterproof
        lěngshuǐ, cold water/unboiled water/fig. not yet ready (of plans)
        Yánshuǐ, [鹽水], Yanshui town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
        wūshuǐ, sewage
        shuǐmǔ, jellyfish/medusa
        shuǐzhì, leech
        zìláishuǐ, [自來水], running water/tap water
        shuǐluòshíchū, as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)/the truth comes to light
        shuǐlóngtóu, [水龍頭], faucet/tap
        shèngshuǐ, [聖水], holy water
        shuǐtǎ, [水獺], otter
        hànshuǐ, sweat/perspiration
        
        shuǐkù, [水庫], reservoir/CL:座[zuò]
        kuàngquánshuǐ, [礦泉水], mineral spring water/CL:瓶[píng],杯[bēi]
        shuǐhú, [水壺], kettle/canteen/watering can
        
        quánshuǐ, spring water/CL:股[gǔ]
        jiāoshuǐ, [澆水], to water (plants etc)
        Yàoshuǐ/yàoshuǐ, [藥水], Yaksu in North Korea, near the border with Liaoning and Jiling province, medicin...
        qiánshuǐtǐng, [潛水艇], submarine
        shuǐfèn, moisture content/(fig.) overstatement/padding
        shuǐbà, [水壩], dam/dike
        
        shuǐyù, waters/body of water
        shuǐxiāng, water tank/radiator (automobile)/cistern/lavabo
        shuǐdòu, chickenpox/Varicella zoster (med.)
        páishuǐ, to drain
        gōngshuǐ, to supply water
        shuǐzúguǎn, [水族館], aquarium (open to the public)
        
        shuǐqiú, water polo
        Qīngshuǐ/qīngshuǐ, Qingshui (place name)/Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name), fresh water/dri...
        
        fàngshuǐ, to turn on the water/to let water out/to throw a game (sports)
        tiàoshuǐ, to dive (into water)/(sports) diving/to commit suicide by jumping into water/(fi...
        Shuǐxīng, Mercury (planet)
        shuǐgōu, [水溝], gutter/sewer
        luòshuǐ, to fall into water/to sink/overboard/fig. to degenerate/to sink (into depravity)...
        fēngshuǐ, [風水], feng shui/geomancy
        páishuǐguǎn, drainpipe/waste pipe
        shuǐjīngqiú, crystal ball (in Western magic)
        shuǐtǒng, bucket
        shuǐshēnhuǒrè, [水深火熱], deep water and scorching fire/abyss of suffering (idiom)
        shuǐyín, [水銀], mercury/quicksilver
        shuǐbiān, [水邊], edge of the water/waterside/shore (of sea, lake or river)
        shuǐbīng, enlisted sailor in navy
        yǐnshuǐ, [飲水], drinking water
        shuǐpào, bubble/blister
        rúyúdéshuǐ, [如魚得水], like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
        shuǐliáo, [水療], hydrotherapy/aquatherapy
        cháoshuǐ, tide
        shuǐdǐ, underwater
        
        
        Dànshuǐ/dànshuǐ, Danshui or Tanshui town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn běi shì], Taiwan, potable wat...
        yǐnyòngshuǐ, [飲用水], drinking water/potable water
        quēshuǐ, water shortage/dehydration
        yóushuǐ, grease/profit/ill-gotten gains
        shuǐbèng, water pump
        
        shuǐkēng, puddle/water hole/sump
        suōshuǐ, [縮水], to shrink (in the wash)/fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
        
        shuǐyā, [水壓], water pressure
        shuǐqiāng, [水槍], water pistol (toy)/water gun/sprinkler/water cannon
        dìxiàshuǐ, groundwater
        páishuǐgōu, [排水溝], gutter
        kāishuǐ, [開水], boiled water/boiling water
        
        fèishuǐzhǒng, [肺水腫], pulmonary edema
        shuǐdàoqúchéng, lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)/fig. when conditions are right...
        Báishuǐ/báishuǐ, Baishui county in Weinan 渭南[Wèi nán], Shaanxi, plain water
        rèshuǐqì, [熱水器], water heater
        
        shuǐwèi, water level
        shuǐwēn, [水溫], water temperature
        
        pōlěngshuǐ, [潑冷水], lit. to pour cold water on/fig. to dampen one's enthusiasm
        Shuǐyuán, Suweon City, capital of Gyeonggi province 京畿道[Jīng jī dào], South Korea
        shuǐxìng, swimming ability/characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc)/aqueou...
        
        nǎishuǐ, mother's milk
        zhùshuǐ, to pour water into/to inject water into
        jīshuǐ, [積水], to collect water/to be covered with water/to pond/accumulated water/ponding
        
        shuǐshēn, depth (of waterway)/sounding
        shuǐxiānhuā, daffodil/narcissus/CL:棵[kē]
        shuǐzhì, [水質], water quality
        shuǐdiàn, [水電], hydroelectric power/plumbing and electricity
        huòshuǐ, [禍水], source of calamity (esp. of women)
线         liúshuǐxiàn, [流水線], assembly line/(computing) pipeline
        qǔshuǐ, water intake/to obtain water (from a well etc)
        shuǐzhǒng, [水腫], (med.) edema/dropsy
        shuǐyìn, watermark
        shuǐdī, drop
        
        shuǐhuā, splash/algal bloom/chickenpox (dialect)
        xùshuǐchí, water reservoir
        shuǐlù, waterway
        shuǐnéng, hydroelectric power
        
        gānshuǐ, slop/swill
        
        ānshuǐ, ammonia solution
        
        lùshuǐ, dew/fig. short-lasting/ephemeral
        
        
        shuǐdào, aqueduct/sewer
        shuǐtáng, pool
        liángshuǐ, [涼水], cool water/unboiled water
        
        cháshuǐ, tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves
        qiánshuǐyī, [潛水衣], diving suit
        
        shuǐlì, water conservancy/irrigation works
        kǔshuǐ, bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates)/suffering/digestive fluids...
        shuǐxiān, narcissus/daffodil/legendary aquatic immortal/refers to those buried at sea/pers...
        shuǐfèi, [水費], water bill
        qiǎnshuǐ, [淺水], shallow water
        shuǐjǐng, (water) well
        shuǐzāi, [水災], flood/flood damage
        shuǐléi, naval mine
        jiàngshuǐ, rain and snow/precipitation (meteorology)
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        fèishuǐ, [廢水], waste water/drain water/effluent
        tuōnídàishuǐ, [拖泥帶水], lit. wading in mud and water/a slovenly job/sloppy
        shuǐguàn, container for holding and pouring water (or other liquid): jug, pitcher, clay ja...
        shùnshuǐtuīzhōu, [順水推舟], lit. to push the boat with the current/fig. to take advantage of the situation f...
        chōushuǐmǎtǒng, [抽水馬桶], flush toilet
        zhòngshuǐ, heavy water (chemistry)
        shuǐmìtáo, honey peach/juicy peach
        
        shuǐlóng, [水龍], hose/pipe/fire hose/(botany) water primrose (Jussiaea repens)
        shuǐlún, [水輪], waterwheel/millwheel
        shuǐshé, water snake
        
        bèishuǐyīzhàn, [背水一戰], lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
        xíngyúnliúshuǐ, [行雲流水], lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom)/fig. very natural and flowing style...
        Shānshuǐ/shānshuǐ, Sansui, Japanese company, water from a mountain/mountains and rivers/scenery/lan...
        húnshuǐmōyú, [渾水摸魚], to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal ga...
        shuǐhuà, to hydrate
        
        
        dàshuǐ, flood
        shuǐtǔbùfú, not acclimatized
        shānqióngshuǐjìn, [山窮水盡], mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line/nowhere to go
        dīshuǐ, water drop/dripping water
        sǐshuǐ, stagnant water/backwater
        shuǐzhēngqì, [水蒸氣], vapor
        jǐshuǐ, [給水], to supply water/to provide feedwater
        jiāngshuǐ, river water
        
        shuǐlóngdài, [水龍帶], layflat industrial hose/fire hose
        jìngshuǐ, [淨水], clean water/purified water
        pēnshuǐchí, [噴水池], a fountain
        róuqíngsìshuǐ, tender and soft as water/deeply attached to sb
        
        
        shuǐshàngfēijī, [水上飛機], seaplane
        Shuǐxíngxiá, [水行俠], Aquaman, DC comic book superhero (Tw)
        shuǐxièbùtōng, [水洩不通], lit. not one drop can trickle through (idiom); fig. impenetrable (crowd, traffic...
        bēishuǐchēxīn, [杯水車薪], lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inade...
        shuǐzhá, [水閘], sluice/water gate/waterlocks/floodgate/lock/dam
        
        shuǐlì, hydraulic power
        
        Shuǐzú/shuǐzú, Shui ethnic group of Guangxi, collective term for aquatic animals
        
        
        xuèshuǐ, thin blood/watery blood
        fēnshuǐlǐng, [分水嶺], dividing range/drainage divide/(fig.) dividing line/watershed
        píngshuǐxiāngféng, strangers coming together by chance (idiom)
        báshānshèshuǐ, to travel over land and water (idiom)
        
        
        shuǐjiǎo, [水餃], boiled dumpling
        shuǐliàng, volume of water/quantity of flow
        shuǐjūn, [水軍], navy (archaic)/person employed to post messages on the Internet (abbr. for 網絡水軍|...
        shuǐgāng, water jar
        shuǐqú, canal
        shuǐzúxiāng, aquarium/fish tank
        
        
        
        
        fèishuǐ, boiling water
        
        rèshuǐpíng, [熱水瓶], thermos bottle/vacuum bottle/hot water dispenser (appliance)/CL:個|个[gè]
        shuǐshēng, aquatic (plant, animal)
        shuǐtán, puddle/pool
        shuǐwén, hydrology
        
        níshuǐ, muddy water/mud/masonry (craft)
        
        shuǐwāngwāng, watery/waterlogged (soil)/limpid/bright and intelligent (eyes)
        qiūshuǐ, limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes)
        yóushuǐ, to swim
        chīshuǐ, drinking water/to obtain water (for daily needs)/to absorb water/draft (of ship)
        sǎshuǐchē, [灑水車], sprinkler truck
        
        chōushuǐjī, [抽水機], water pump
        
        shuǐjiě, hydrolysis (chemical reaction with water)
        Shuǐjīnggōng, [水晶宮], The Crystal Palace
        hóngshuǐměngshòu, [洪水猛獸], lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom)/fig. great scourges/extremely dange...
        shuǐcǎo, water plants/habitat with water source and grass
        shuǐtǔ, water and soil/surface water/natural environment (extended meaning)/climate
        
        qīngtíngdiǎnshuǐ, [蜻蜓點水], lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly/superficial contact (idiom)
        shuǐtǐ, [水體], body of water
        shuǐxì, drainage system
        shēngshuǐ, unboiled water
        shuǐbō, wave/(water) ripple
        shuǐqì, water vapor/steam/moisture
        zhēngliúshuǐ, [蒸餾水], distilled water
        níshuǐjiàng, mason
        tángshuǐ, syrup/sweetened water/tong sui (sweet soup)
        
        shènshuǐ, [滲水], water seepage
        shuǐnuǎngōng, plumber/heating engineer
        
        zǐshuǐjīng, amethyst
        
        báikāishuǐ, [白開水], plain boiled water
        shuǐwūrǎn, water pollution
        
        shuǐyùn, [水運], waterborne transport
        shuǐdiāo, mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)
        
        shuǐdào, rice/paddy/CL:株[zhū]
        shuǐláo, prison cell containing water, in which prisoners are forced to be partly immerse...
        shuǐyān, [水煙], shredded tobacco for water pipes
        shuǐlíng, [水靈], (of fruit etc) fresh/(of a person etc) full of life/healthy-looking/(of eyes) mo...
        xiǎnshānlùshuǐ, [顯山露水], to reveal one's talent (idiom)
        bīngshuǐ, iced water
        shuǐpíngmiàn, horizontal plane/level surface/water level
        shuǐyìchuán, hydrofoil
        dànshuǐyú, [淡水魚], freshwater fish
        jìnshuǐlóutái, [近水樓臺], lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerf...
        dànshuǐhú, freshwater lake
        shuǐpíngyí, [水平儀], level (device to determine horizontal)/spirit level/surveyor's level
        Líshuǐ, [麗水], Lishui prefecture-level city in Zhejiang/Yeosu city in South Jeolla province, Ko...
        
        shuāngyǎngshuǐ, [雙氧水], hydrogen peroxide (HÓ) solution
        
        shuǐzhǎngchuángāo, [水漲船高], the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend/t...
        shuǐdiànzhàn, [水電站], hydroelectric power plant
        
        
绿         lǜshuǐ, [綠水], green water/crystal-clear water
        
        shuǐyángsuān, [水楊酸], salicylic acid
        
        shuǐlìxué, [水力學], hydraulics
        
        
        
        Shàngshuǐ/shàngshuǐ, Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong), upper reaches (of a river)/to go upstream/to ad...
        
        hóngyàoshuǐ, [紅藥水], mercurochrome (antiseptic solution)
        sǎshuǐjī, [灑水機], sprinkler
        xìshuǐchángliú, [細水長流], lit. thin streams flow forever/fig. economy will get you a long way/to work stea...
        shuǐlù, [水陸], water and land/by water and land (transport)/amphibian/delicacies from land and ...
        shuǐhuò, [水貨], smuggled goods/unauthorized goods
        
        shuǐxī, Hydra (freshwater polyp)
        shuǐlínglíng, [水靈靈], see 水靈|水灵[shuǐ líng]
        shuǐlìfādiàn, [水力發電], hydroelectricity
        
        
        Shuǐchéng, Shuicheng county in Liupanshui 六盤水|六盘水[Liù pán shuǐ], Guizhou
        
        cǎishuǐ, to tread water/to paddle or tramp in shallow water
        shuǐpào, [水皰], blister
        rèshuǐdài, [熱水袋], hot water bottle/hot-water bag
        
        tānglìshuǐ, [湯力水], tonic water
        Líshuǐshì, [麗水市], Lishui prefecture-level city in Zhejiang/Yeosu city in South Jeolla province, Ko...
        chēshuǐmǎlóng, [車水馬龍], endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)/heavy traffic
        tánshuǐ, deep water
        shuǐchǎn, [水產], aquatic/produced in sea, rivers or lakes
        wànshuǐqiānshān, [萬水千山], ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long j...
        
        yǐnshuǐqì, [飲水器], water dispenser
        fùshuǐ, ascites/ascitic fluid/hydroperitoneum (medicine)
        húnshuǐmōyú, [混水摸魚], to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal ga...
        
        xùshuǐ, water storage
        
        yǐnshuǐsīyuán, [飲水思源], lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings ...
        
        
        shuǐcǎihuà, [水彩畫], watercolor/aquarelle
        
        
        gǔnshuǐ, [滾水], boiling water
        lǔshuǐ, [鹵水], brine/bittern/marinade
        
        
        shuǐguǒdāo, paring knife/fruit knife/CL:把[bǎ]
        
        
        
        páishuǐliàng, displacement
        
        
        shuǐmóshí, terrazzo
        Pōshuǐjié, [潑水節], Songkran (Thai New Year)
        
        
        nuǎnshuǐpíng, thermos flask or bottle
        
        shuǐgòu, limescale
        shuǐquān, the earth's ocean/the hydrosphere (geology)
        
        dìbiǎoshuǐ, surface water
线         
        shuǐzhū, droplet/dewdrop
        
        lāoyóushuǐ, [撈油水], (coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
        shuǐniúr, [水牛兒], (dialect) snail
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        jìnshuǐlóutáixiāndéyuè, [近水樓臺先得月], the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)/to benefit from...
        
        
        
        shuǐzhù, stream of water (as from a fountain or a faucet)/jet of water
        
        
        
        
        
        Shuǐlìbù, Ministry of Water Resources (PRC)
        
        
        
        yītánsǐshuǐ, a pool of stagnant water/stagnant or listless condition
        jiéshuǐ, [節水], to save water
        shuǐtiānyīsè, water and sky merge in one color (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        tuōshuǐjī, [脫水機], a device for extracting water (such as a centrifuge)
        
        
        
        
        yúshuǐ, [魚水], fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability)
        yìngshuǐ, hard water
        shuǐyǔbìng, [水俁病], Minamata disease (mercury poisoning found in Southern Japan in 1956)
        
        jìnshuǐkǒu, [進水口], water inlet
        
穿         dīshuǐchuānshí, dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields succes...
        qióngshānèshuǐ, [窮山惡水], lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom)/fig. inhospitable natural environment
        
        
        yīshānbàngshuǐ, mountains on one side and water on the other
        
        
        
        shuǐyāndài, [水煙袋], water bong/water pipe/hookah
        
        jíshuǐ, to draw water
        
        
        
        chānshuǐ, [摻水], to dilute/to water down/watered down
        jiàngshuǐliàng, precipitation (meteorology)/measured quantity of rain
        shuǐlóngjuǎn, [水龍卷], waterspout (meteorology)
        huālùshuǐ, perfumed toilet water/eau de cologne/floral water/hydrosol
        
        
        shuǐmòhuà, [水墨畫], ink and wash painting
        
        shuǐróngxìng, soluble (in water)/solubility
        
        
        
        
        
        wángshuǐ, Aqua regia
        shuǐqín, waterfowl
        
        
        
        
绿         shuǐlǜ, [水綠], light green
        shuǐlínlín, dripping wet
        
        
        
        
        shuǐhuàn, flooding/water disaster
        
        
        
        ChénShuǐbiǎn, [陳水扁], Chen Shui-Bian (1950-), Taiwanese DPP 民進黨|民进党 politician, president of the Repub...

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