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[如魚得水] rúyúdéshuǐ like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings

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        rúguǒ, if/in case/in the event that
        rúhé, how/what way/what
        rúcǐ, in this way/so
        rú, as/as if/such as
        bǐrú, for example/for instance/such as
        wúlùnrúhé, [無論如何], whatever the case/in any event/no matter what/by all possible means
        jiǎrú, if
        
        rújīn, nowadays/now
        bùrú, not equal to/not as good as/inferior to/it would be better to
        rútóng, like/as
        lìrú, for example/for instance/such as
        
        
        zhūrúcǐlèi, [諸如此類], things like this (idiom); and so on/and the rest/etc
        liǎorúzhǐzhǎng, [瞭如指掌], to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)/to know (a person, a place etc) ...
        zìrú, unobstructed/unconstrained/smoothly/with ease/freely
        yīrújìwǎng, just as in the past (idiom); as before/continuing as always
        rúxià, as follows
        
        yóurú, [猶如], similar to/appearing to be
        shǒukǒurúpíng, lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped/reticent/no...
        bùjǐnrúcǐ, [不僅如此], not only that, but ...
        rúyì, as one wants/according to one's wishes/ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good ...
        rúyuàn, [如願], to have one's wishes fulfilled
        rúshí, [如實], as things really are/realistic
        rúyuànyǐcháng, [如願以償], to have one's wish fulfilled
        zhūrú, [諸如], (various things) such as/such as (the following)
        
        yǒurú, to be like sth/similar to/alike
        yìrúfǎnzhǎng, easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy/no effort at all
        
        pìrú, for example/for instance/such as
        wǎnrú, to be just like
        tūrúqílái, [突如其來], to arise abruptly/to arrive suddenly/happening suddenly
        rúshìzhòngfù, [如釋重負], as if relieved from a burden (idiom)/to have a weight off one's mind
        
        rúyúdéshuǐ, [如魚得水], like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
        zhèngrú, just as/precisely as
        bàotiàorúléi, stamp with fury/fly into a rage
        gǔshòurúchái, as thin as a match/emaciated (idiom)
        
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        rúqī, as scheduled/on time/punctual
        rúchūyīzhé, [如出一轍], to be precisely the same/to be no different
        rúyǐngsuíxíng, [如影隨形], as the shadow follows the body (idiom)/closely associated with each other/to fol...
        yīpínrúxǐ, [一貧如洗], penniless
        rúcǐzhèbān, [如此這般], thus and so/such and such
        kōngkōngrúyě, as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft/to have nothing/vacuous/hollow/e...
        rúlǚbóbīng, lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom)/fig. to be extremely cautious/to be skati...
        xǔxǔrúshēng, vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life/realistic
        qiàrúqífèn, (idiom) appropriate/apt/just right
        rúzuòzhēnzhān, [如坐針氈], lit. as if sitting on pins and needles/fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation
        dùrìrúnián, a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy/time crawls when one is w...
        duījīrúshān, [堆積如山], to pile up like a mountain (idiom)/a mountain of (paperwork etc)/a large number ...
        
        shǐzhōngrúyī, [始終如一], unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
        wànshìrúyì, [萬事如意], to have all one's wishes (idiom)/best wishes/all the best/may all your hopes be ...
        
        bīnzhìrúguī, [賓至如歸], guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc)/a home away from home
        rújīsìkě, [如飢似渴], to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly/to long for sth
        biǎolǐrúyī, [表裡如一], external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means/t...
        chènxīnrúyì, [稱心如意], after one's heart (idiom); gratifying and satisfactory/everything one could wish
        
        rúyìsuànpán, [如意算盤], counting one's chickens before they are hatched
        rúchīrúzuì, [如癡如醉], lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom)/fig. intoxicated by sth/obsessed with/mad...
        
        
        rúruò, if
        rúlái, [如來], tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: ...
        
        rúrìzhōngtiān, lit. like the sun at noon (idiom)/fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career ...
        
        
        rúhuǒrútú, like wildfire (idiom)/unstoppable
        yījiànrúgù, [一見如故], familiarity at first sight
        
        
        qiǎoshérúhuáng, lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom)/fig. to have a glib tongue
        shìsǐrúguī, [視死如歸], to view death as a return home/to not be afraid of dying/to face death with equa...
        
        tiězhèngrúshān, [鐵證如山], irrefutable evidence
        
        huījīnrútǔ, [揮金如土], lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)/fig. to spend money like water/extravag...
        rúfǎpáozhì, [如法炮製], lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)/fig. to follow a set pattern
        huīhànrúyǔ, [揮汗如雨], to drip with sweat/sweat poured off (him)
        rúléiguàněr, [如雷貫耳], lit. like thunder piercing the ear/a well-known reputation (idiom)
        duōrúniúmáo, as many as the hair of the ox (idiom)/great amount of/countless
        rúlángsìhǔ, lit. like wolves and tigers/ruthless
        zìkuìbùrú, ashamed of being inferior (idiom)/to feel inferior to others
        shìrúpòzhú, [勢如破竹], like a hot knife through butter (idiom)/with irresistible force
        
        qīnrúyījiā, [親如一家], family-like close relationship (idiom)
        rúhǔtiānyì, lit. like a tiger that has grown wings/with redoubled power (idiom)
        
        
        
        hérú, how about/what kind of
        huǎngrúgéshì, like a thing of the previous generation/as if it were a lifetime ago
        
        
        chéngrú, [誠如], it is exactly as
        rúgù, as before/as usual/(to be) like old friends
        
        
        hànrúyǔxià, sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely/sweating like a pig
        qiàrú, just as if
        bǎiwénbùrúyījiàn, [百聞不如一見], seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself i...
        
        huǎngrú, to be as if.../to be rather like...
        
        yīránrúgù, back to where we were (idiom); absolutely no improvement/Things haven't changed ...
        wěnrúTàiShān, [穩如泰山], steady as Mt Tai/as safe as houses
        huìmòrúshēn, [諱莫如深], important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it to...
        rúshǔjiāzhēn, [如數家珍], lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom)/fig. to be very familiar w...
        
        
        lèirúyǔxià, [淚如雨下], tears falling like rain (idiom)
        
        rúhuāsìyù, delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)/(of a woman) exquisite
        
        
        
        fúrúDōngHǎi, [福如東海], may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        xiāngjìngrúbīn, [相敬如賓], to treat each other as an honored guest (idiom)/mutual respect between husband a...
        
        
        
        zhífǎrúshān, [執法如山], to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly
        
        
        
        
        
        
        jíwùrúchóu, [疾惡如仇], to hate evil as one hates an enemy (idiom)
        àimínrúzǐ, [愛民如子], to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
        
        
        
        duōyīshìbùrúshǎoyīshì, it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)/the less complications the bet...
        gānzhīrúyí, [甘之如飴], lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly/a ...
        ZhāngChúnrú, [張純如], Iris Chang (1968-2004), Chinese American historian and author of the Rape of Nan...
        
        
        
        
        rúqìrúsù, [如泣如訴], lit. as if weeping and complaining (idiom)/fig. mournful (music or singing)
        
        rúhuòzhìbǎo, [如獲至寶], as if gaining the most precious treasure
        mòrú, it would be better

        Yú/yú, [魚], surname Yu, fish/CL:條|条[tiáo],尾[wěi]
        shāyú, [鯊魚], shark
        diàoyú, [釣魚], to fish (with line and hook)/to dupe
        èyú, [鱷魚], alligator/crocodile
        jīnqiāngyú, [金槍魚], tuna
        jīngyú, [鯨魚], whale/CL:條|条[tiáo]
鱿         yóuyú, [魷魚], squid
        
鱿         chǎoyóuyú, [炒魷魚], (coll.) to fire sb/to sack sb
        měirényú, [美人魚], mermaid
        zhāngyú, [章魚], octopus
        guīyú, [鮭魚], salmon/trout
        jīnyú, [金魚], goldfish
        yúzǐjiàng, [魚子醬], caviar
        yúléi, [魚雷], torpedo
        bǔyú, [捕魚], to catch fish/to fish
        
        yúgāng, [魚缸], fish tank/fishbowl/aquarium
        yúlèi, [魚類], fishes
        zháyú, [炸魚], deep-fried fish
        yúěr, [魚餌], fish bait
        zūnyú, [鱒魚], trout
        
        rúyúdéshuǐ, [如魚得水], like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
        shādīngyú, [沙丁魚], sardine (loanword)
        yúchā, [魚叉], harpoon
        niányú, [鯰魚], catfish
        bǐmùyú, [比目魚], flatfish/flounder
        xuěyú, [鱈魚], cod
        mányú, [鰻魚], eel
        lǐyú, [鯉魚], carp
        Shuāngyú, [雙魚], Pisces (star sign)
        Fēiyú/fēiyú, [飛魚], Exocet (missile), flying fish
        shēngyúpiàn, [生魚片], sashimi
竿         yúgān, [魚竿], fishing rod
        rényú, [人魚], mermaid/dugong/sea cow/manatee/giant salamander
        fèngwěiyú, [鳳尾魚], anchovy
        fēiyú, [鯡魚], herring
        lúyú, [鱸魚], bass/perch
        yúgōu, [魚鉤], fishhook
        dàmǎhǎyú, [大馬哈魚], chum salmon
        xiányú, [鹹魚], salted fish
        yúwǎng, [魚網], variant of 漁網|渔网[yú wǎng]
        
        yúpiàn, [魚片], fish fillet/slice of fish meat
        bàoyú, [鮑魚], abalone
        suōyú, [梭魚], barracuda
        mòyú, [墨魚], cuttlefish
        yúchì, [魚翅], shark fin
        yúlín, [魚鱗], fish scales
        Yúchí/yúchí, [魚池], Yuchi or Yuchih township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan,...
        
        rèdàiyú, [熱帶魚], tropical fish
        suōziyú, [梭子魚], barracuda
        húnshuǐmōyú, [渾水摸魚], to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal ga...
        
        
        yúwěiwén, [魚尾紋], wrinkles of the skin/crow's feet
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        dǎyú, [打魚], to fish
        qīngyú, [青魚], black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)/herring/mackerel
        
        
        yúcì, [魚刺], fishbone
        
        yínyú, [銀魚], oriental whitebait/slender silvery-white fish e.g. Galaxias maculatus and Salang...
        
        huángyú, [黃魚], yellow croaker (fish)
        dàmáhǎyú, [大麻哈魚], see 大馬哈魚|大马哈鱼[dà mǎ hǎ yú]
        yúzǐ, [魚子], fish eggs/roe/caviar
        
        yúqún, [魚群], shoal of fish
        
        
        yúgānyóu, [魚肝油], cod liver oil
        báiyú, [白魚], whitefish
        
        jiànyú, [箭魚], variant of 劍魚|剑鱼[jiàn yú]
        yúfěn, [魚粉], fish meal
        
        yúwěi, [魚尾], fishtail
        yúsǐwǎngpò, [魚死網破], lit. either the fish dies or the net splits/a life and death struggle (idiom)
        dànshuǐyú, [淡水魚], freshwater fish
        yúlónghùnzá, [魚龍混雜], lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the h...
        yúchóng, [魚蟲], water flea (small crustacean of genus Daphnia)
        Diàoyútái, [釣魚臺], Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which ...
        
        mǎjiāoyú, [馬鮫魚], Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)
        
        yúléitǐng, [魚雷艇], torpedo boat
        yúzhǒng, [魚種], fingerling
        shànyú, [鱔魚], eel
        mùyú, [木魚], mokugyo/wooden fish (percussion instrument)
        
        
        yúmùhùnzhū, [魚目混珠], to pass off fish eyes for pearls/to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)
        húnshuǐmōyú, [混水摸魚], to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal ga...
        
        yúmiáo, [魚苗], fry/newly hatched fish
        
        yúdùbái, [魚肚白], white (paint from dried fish guts)/marble white color of the dawn sky
        shíbānyú, [石斑魚], grouper (Portuguese: garoupa)/also called 鮨/Epinephelinae (subfamily of Serranid...
        yújù, [魚具], variant of 漁具|渔具[yú jù]
        shíyú, [鰣魚], Reeves shad (Tenualosa reevesii)
        dàiyú, [帶魚], ribbonfish/hairtail/beltfish/cutlassfish (family Trichiuridae)
        
        língyú, [鯪魚], see 鯪|鲮[líng]
        chényúluòyàn, [沉魚落雁], lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty c...
        
        jiǎyú, [甲魚], turtle/terrapin/Taiwan pr. [jià yú]
        jìyú, [鯽魚], Crucian carp
        fānchēyú, [翻車魚], ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
        
        yúyīng, [魚鷹], name used for many fishing birds/cormorant/osprey
        wūyú, [烏魚], gray mullet (Mugil cephalus)/snakehead fish (family Channidae)
        
        
        
        
        yúshuǐ, [魚水], fish and water (metaphor for an intimate relationship or inseparability)
        yúgǒu, [魚狗], kingfisher
        
        yúgǔ, [魚鼓], percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist...
        ruǎngǔyú, [軟骨魚], cartilaginous fish (such as sharks)
        
        

        dé/de/děi, to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper/suitable/proud/contented/to...
        juéde, [覺得], to think/to feel
        jìde, [記得], to remember
        dédào, to get/to obtain/to receive
        zhíde, to be worth/to deserve
        bùdébù, have no choice or option but to/cannot but/have to/can't help it/can't avoid
        huòdé, [獲得], to obtain/to receive/to get
        yíngdé, [贏得], to win/to gain
        Bǐdé, Peter (name)
        qǔdé, to acquire/to get/to obtain
        yīngdé, [應得], to deserve
        xiǎnde, [顯得], to seem/to look/to appear
        dézhī, to find out/to know/to learn about
        défēn, to score
        dǒngde, to understand/to know/to comprehend
        xiǎode, [曉得], to know
        fēiděi, (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
        déle/déliǎo, all right!/that's enough!, (emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible
使         shǐde, usable/workable/feasible/doable/to make/to cause
        láidejí, [來得及], there's still time/able to do sth in time
        bùdé, must not/may not/not to be allowed/cannot
        rènde, [認得], to recognize/to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it/to know
        guàibude, no wonder!/so that's why!
        miǎnde, so as not to/so as to avoid
        nándé, [難得], seldom/rare/hard to come by
        déchū, to obtain (results)/to arrive at (a conclusion)
        déyì, proud of oneself/pleased with oneself/complacent
        bùdéliǎo, desperately serious/disastrous/extremely/exceedingly
        déyǐ, able to/so that sb can/enabling/in order to/finally in a position to/with sth in...
        déchěng, to prevail/to have one's way/to get away with it
        láide, [來得], to emerge (from a comparison)/to come out as/to be competent or equal to
        dézhǔ, recipient (of an award)/winner (in a competition)
        dézuì/dézui, to commit an offense/to violate the law/excuse me! (formal)/see also 得罪[dé zui],...
        lǎndé, [懶得], not to feel like (doing sth)/disinclined to
        kàndéjiàn, [看得見], can see/visible
        bùdéyǐ, to act against one's will/to have no alternative but to/to have to/to have no ch...
        xíngdetōng, practicable/realizable/will work
        déjiù, to be saved
        détǐ, [得體], appropriate to the occasion/fitting
        hènbude, wishing one could do sth/to hate to be unable/itching to do sth
        shòudeliǎo, to put up with/to endure
        débùdào, cannot get/cannot obtain
        shěbude, [捨不得], to hate to do sth/to hate to part with/to begrudge
        débìng, to fall ill/to contract a disease
        huòdézhě, [獲得者], recipient
        hédelái, [合得來], to get along well/compatible/also written 和得來|和得来[hé de lái]
        tiānxiǎode, [天曉得], Heaven knows!
        délì, able/capable/competent/efficient
        duódé, [奪得], to take (after a struggle)/to wrest/to seize/to capture/to win (a trophy)
        bābude, (coll.) to be eager for/to long for/to look forward to
        jiànbudérén, [見不得人], shameful
        suǒdé, what one acquires/one's gains
        bódé, to win/to gain
        dédàng, [得當], appropriate/suitable
        qiúzhībùdé, lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
        chēngdeshàng, [稱得上], can be counted as
        pòbùdéyǐ, to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances/forced into sth
        xìndeguò, [信得過], trustworthy/reliable
        décùnjìnchǐ, [得寸進尺], lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains/give ...
        shěde, [捨得], to be willing to part with sth
        déshǒu, to go smoothly/to come off/to succeed
        déyì, to derive benefit
        guòdéqù, [過得去], lit. can pass through (an opening)/fig. can get by (in life)/tolerably well/not ...
        
        rúyúdéshuǐ, [如魚得水], like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
        
        Dékèsàsī, [得克薩斯], Texas, US state
        kàodezhù, reliable/trustworthy
        bùjiànde, [不見得], not necessarily/not likely
        duìdeqǐ, [對得起], not to let sb down/to treat sb fairly/be worthy of
        zìmíngdéyì, [自鳴得意], to think highly of oneself
        xīnānlǐdé, to have a clear conscience/to have no qualms about sth
        LuódéDǎo, [羅得島], Rhode Island, US state/Rhodes, an island of Greece
        déshèng, [得勝], to triumph over an opponent
        dǎdehuǒrè, [打得火熱], to carry on intimately with (idiom); ardent relationship (esp. between lovers)/b...
        tāndéwúyàn, [貪得無厭], avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied
        
        déshī, gains and losses/success and failure/merits and demerits
        zìdéqílè, [自得其樂], to find amusement in one's own way/to enjoy oneself quietly
        bùdéérzhī, unknown/unable to find out
        
        déjiǎng, [得獎], to win a prize
        xīndé, what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)/knowledge/insight/underst...
        
        zhídeyītí, to be worth mentioning
        zhǐdé, to have no alternative but to/to be obliged to
        ShèngBǐdébǎo, [聖彼得堡], Saint Petersburg (city in Russia)
        
        déxīnyìngshǒu, [得心應手], lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job/ent...
        zǒngděi, [總得], must/have to/be bound to
        yàodé, good/fine
        ShèngBǐdé, [聖彼得], Saint Peter
        
        shìdéqífǎn, [適得其反], to produce the opposite of the desired result
        Dékèsàsīzhōu, [得克薩斯州], Texas, US state
        DéMéiyīn, Des Moines, capital of Iowa
        shěngde, to avoid/so as to save (money or time)
        
        déyìyángyáng, joyfully satisfied/to be immensely proud of oneself/proudly/an air of complacenc...
        Huòhuádé, [霍華得], Howard (name)
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        liǎode, exceptional/outstanding/dreadful/appalling
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        qiúdé, to ask for sth and receive it/to try to obtain/to look for and obtain
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        chūnfēngdéyì, [春風得意], flushed with success/proud of one's success (in exams, promotion etc)/as pleased...
        shīérfùdé, [失而復得], to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)
        bùkěduōdé, hard to come by/rare
        yángyángdéyì, immensely pleased with oneself (idiom)/proud/complacent
        suǒdéshuì, [所得稅], income tax
        yījǔliǎngdé, [一舉兩得], one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
        zhēngdé, [爭得], to obtain by an effort/to strive to get sth
        démíng, to get one's name/named (after sth)
        gèdéqísuǒ, each in the correct place/each is provided for
        bùyóude, can't help/cannot but
        
        chīdexiāo, to be able to endure (exertion, fatigue etc)/to be able to afford
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        dézhì, [得誌], to accomplish one's ambition/a dream come true/to enjoy success
        bùdéyǐérwéizhī, [不得已而為之], to have no other choice/to be the last resort
        débùchángshī, [得不償失], the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
        
        
        déshì, [得勢], to win power/to get authority/to become dominant
        
        chīdekāi, [吃得開], to be popular/to be getting on well/much in demand
        Lìyǎdé, Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia
        kūxiàobùdé, lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)/both funny and extremely embarr...
        bùdéyàolǐng, [不得要領], to fail to grasp the main points
        
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        gùbude, [顧不得], unable to change sth/unable to deal with
        yíránzìdé, happy and content (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        dékòng, to have leisure time
        bǎisībùdéqíjiě, see 百思不解[bǎi sī bù jiě]
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        gòudé, [購得], to purchase/to acquire
        Fódéjiǎo, Cape Verde
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        déxī, to learn about/to be informed
        
        
        
        
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        huàndéhuànshī, to worry about personal gains and losses
        xiǎngdekāi, [想得開], to not take to heart/to be free of worried thoughts/to adopt a lighthearted pers...
        
        
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        bùdérénxīn, not to enjoy popular support/to be unpopular
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        kuīde, [虧得], fortunately/luckily/(sarcastic) fancy that, how fortunate!
        
        déyìménshēng, [得意門生], favorite pupil
        YàdélǐyàHǎi, [亞得里亞海], Adriatic Sea
        
        
        
        
        kàndeqǐ, to show respect for/to think highly of
        qíkāidéshèng, [旗開得勝], lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have...
        
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        duōláoduōdé, [多勞多得], work more and get more
        
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        zhēngdé, to obtain (permission etc)
        
        huòdéxìng, [獲得性], acquired (i.e. not inborn)
        
        jìdélìyì, vested interest
        huádelái, [划得來], worth it/it pays to
        
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        rèdekuài, [熱得快], immersion heater/electric heater for liquid
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        détiāndúhòu, [得天獨厚], blessed by heaven (idiom)/enjoying exceptional advantages/favored by nature
        
        
        yǐndé, index (loanword)
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        déchǒng, [得寵], to be a favorite/favor
        défǎ, (doing sth) in the right way/suitable/properly
        
        zěnmedéliǎo, [怎麼得了], how can this be?/what's to be done?/what an awful mess!
        
        
        
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        jìnshuǐlóutáixiāndéyuè, [近水樓臺先得月], the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)/to benefit from...
        
        
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        Méngdéwéidìyà, [蒙得維的亞], Montevideo, capital of Uruguay
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        déshù, [得數], (math.) numerical answer/solution
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        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)
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        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
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        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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