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[山高水險] shāngāoshuǐxiǎn lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift
to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom)

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        Shān/shān, surname Shan, mountain/hill/anything that resembles a mountain/CL:座[zuò]/bundled...
        
        Jiùjīnshān, [舊金山], San Francisco, California
        Shānshàng, Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
        shānyáng, goat/(gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
        huǒshān, volcano
        Yàlìshāndà, [亞歷山大], Alexander (name)/Alexandria (town name)
        shāngǔ, valley/ravine
        shāndǐng, [山頂], hilltop
        shāndòng, cavern/cave
        
        shānmài, [山脈], mountain range/CL:條|条[tiáo]
        
        bīngshān, iceberg/CL:座[zuò]
        dēngshān, to climb a mountain/climbing/mountaineering
        shānjǐ, mountain ridge
        kāiménjiànshān, [開門見山], lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idio...
        shānzhuāng, [山莊], manor house/villa/(used in hotel names)
        páshān, to climb a mountain/to mountaineer/hiking/mountaineering
        shàngshān, to go uphill/to spin cocoon (silkworms)/to pass away
        Fǔshān, Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qìng shàng nán dà...
        gāoshān, high mountain/alpine
        shānpō, hillside
        shāndì, mountainous region/hilly area/hilly country
        shānqū, [山區], mountain area/CL:個|个[gè]
        shānqiū, hill
        Shānxià, Yamashita (Japanese surname)
        dōngshānzàiqǐ, [東山再起], lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig...
        qúnshān, mountains/a range of hills
        TàiShān/Tàishān, Mt Tai in Shandong, eastern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wǔ yuè],...
        Dàshān, Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known...
        shānfēng, (mountain) peak
        shānyù, sweet potato
        shānlù, mountain road
        huǒshānkǒu, volcanic crater
        shēnshān, deep in the mountains
        Hēishān, Montenegro, former Yugoslavia/Heishan county in Jinzhou 錦州|锦州, Liaoning
        xiàshān, (of the sun) to set
        
        Shānběn, Yamamoto (Japanese surname)
        shāntóu, [山頭], mountain top
        Qīngshān/qīngshān, Qingshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wǔ hàn shì], Hubei/Qingshan district of ...
        kuàngshān, [礦山], mine
        Jiāngshān/jiāngshān, Jiangshan county level city in Quzhou 衢州[Qú zhōu], Zhejiang, rivers and mountain...
        Tánxiāngshān, Honolulu, capital of Hawaii/also transliterated as 火奴魯魯|火奴鲁鲁
        Shāntián, Yamada (Japanese surname)
        shānmāo, [山貓], lynx/bobcat/leopard cat
        FùshìShān, Mt. Fuji, Japan
        shāncūn, mountain village
        
        
        Shānkǒu/shānkǒu, Yamaguchi (Japanese surname and place name)/Yamaguchi prefecture in southwest of...
        
        Xǐmǎlāyǎshān, [喜馬拉雅山], Himalayas
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        duījīrúshān, [堆積如山], to pile up like a mountain (idiom)/a mountain of (paperwork etc)/a large number ...
        
        
        shānyá, cliff
        
        shānzhài, fortified hill village/mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits)/(fig.) knockoff (go...
        shānluán, [山巒], mountain range/unbroken chain of peaks
        shānbēng, landslide/landslip
        
        shānjiǎo, [山腳], foot of a mountain
        
        Lúshān, [廬山], Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi/Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as s...
        Táishān, Taishan county level city in Jiangmen 江門|江门, Guangdong
        shānyao, [山藥], Dioscorea polystachya/yam
        shānmáojǔ, [山毛櫸], beech
        shānhétao, hickory
        rénshānrénhǎi, multitude/vast crowd
        
        shānhé, mountains and rivers/the whole country
        
        
        fānshānyuèlǐng, [翻山越嶺], to pass over mountains ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey
        Wǔzhǐshān, Wuzhi or Mount Five Finger, Hainan/Wuzhishan City, Hainan
        Shānshuǐ/shānshuǐ, Sansui, Japanese company, water from a mountain/mountains and rivers/scenery/lan...
        Lánshān, [藍山], Lanshan county in Yongzhou 永州[Yǒng zhōu], Hunan
        
        Shānchéng, Shancheng district of Hebi city 鶴壁市|鹤壁市[Hè bì shì], Henan
        shānqióngshuǐjìn, [山窮水盡], mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line/nowhere to go
        WūShān/Wūshān, Mt Wu on the Changjiang River (Yangtze) by the Three Gorges, Wushan county in Wa...
        chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù, [車到山前必有路], lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom)/fig. Everyt...
        
        
        Qǐlìmǎzhāluóshān, [乞力馬扎羅山], Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
        Kèshān, Keshan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qí qí hā ěr], Heilongjiang
        Jīnshān, Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai/Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei...
        tiězhèngrúshān, [鐵證如山], irrefutable evidence
        
        Píngshān, Pingshan county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yí bīn], Sichuan
        
        Nánshān, Nanshan or Namsan, common place name/Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guan...
        
        kàoshān, patron/supporter/close to a mountain
        
        
        shāngōu, [山溝], valley/gully/mountain region
        chūshān, to leave the mountain (of a hermit)/to come out of obscurity to a government job...
        
        
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        Mǎshān, [馬山], Mashan county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nán níng], Guangxi
        
        
        
        
        báshānshèshuǐ, to travel over land and water (idiom)
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        huǒshānhuī, volcanic ash
        
        Shāndōng, [山東], Shandong, province in northeast China, short name 魯|鲁[Lǔ], capital Jinan 濟南|济南[J...
        
        shānlǐng, [山嶺], mountain ridge
        Píngshān, Pingshan county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei/Pingshan district...
        Shāndájī, [山達基], Scientology
        
        huǒshānyán, volcanic rock
        
        
        KāěrbāqiānShānmài, [喀爾巴阡山脈], Carpathian Mountains, 1500-km mountain range in Central and Eastern Europe
        
        
        
        
        huóhuǒshān, active volcano
        shānhóng, mountain flash flood/mountain torrent
        
        
        
        
        Míngshān, famous mountain/Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安[Yǎ ān], Sichuan
        shānyāo, halfway up a mountain/lit. waist of mountain
        shānyě, mountain and fields
        shānquè, tit
        shānjī, [山雞], Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)/(dialect) pheasant
        Méngshān, Mengshan county in Wuzhou 梧州[Wú zhōu], Guangxi
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        huǒshānxué, [火山學], volcanology
        jiǎshān, rock garden/rockery
        
        
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        huǒyànshān, Mountain of Flames of legend/fig. insurmountable obstacle/Mountain of Flames in ...
        Zhōngshān, refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen/Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to...
        Xiàngshān, Xiangshan district of Guilin city 桂林市[Guì lín shì], Guangxi/Xiangshan county in ...
        
        shāndiān, [山巔], summit
        
        Xǐmǎlāyǎshānmài, [喜馬拉雅山脈], Himalayas
        kāishān, [開山], to cut into a mountain (to open a mine)/to open a monastery
        zhòngyúTàiShān, [重於泰山], heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter
        
        dìdòngshānyáo, [地動山搖], the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
        Hóngshān, [紅山], Hongshan district of Chifeng city 赤峰市, Inner Mongolia
        
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        Lóngshān, [龍山], Dragon mountain/Longshan district of Liaoyuan city 遼源市|辽源市, Jilin/Longshan count...
        BǐfólìShān, Beverly Hills
        
        shānzhēnhǎiwèi, exotic delicacies/luxury foodstuff from distant locations
        Huángshān, [黃山], Mt Huang/Yellow mountains/Huangshan prefecture-level city centered around Huangs...
        shānkuí, wasabi
        
        
        
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        Báishān, Baishan prefecture-level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
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        xiǎnshānlùshuǐ, [顯山露水], to reveal one's talent (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        HuāguǒShān, Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì], tourist destination/(al...
        
        Yíshān, former Yishan county and town, now called Yizhou 宜州[Yí zhōu] in Hechi 河池[Hé chí]...
        
        shānzhā, hawthorn tree (rose family, genus Crataegus)/rose hip (hawthorn fruit)
        bīshàngliángshān, driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels/to drive to revolt/to force sb to d...
        shāntǐ, [山體], form of a mountain
        bànbìjiāngshān, half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)/vas...
        shānxiá, [山峽], gorge/canyon/mountain valley
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        huāngshān, desert mountain/barren hill
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        shānlù, foothills
        wěnrúTàiShān, [穩如泰山], steady as Mt Tai/as safe as houses
        
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        Wèishān, Ulsan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qìng shàng nán dà...
        
        
        huāngshānyělǐng, [荒山野嶺], wild, mountainous country
        chóngshānjùnlǐng, [崇山峻嶺], towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)
        
        Léishān, Leishan county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qián...
        Shānqí, Yamazaki or Yamasaki (Japanese surname)
        
        
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        Āndìsīshānmài, [安第斯山脈], Andes mountain chain of South America
        
        Liángshān, Liangshan city and County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Jǐ níng], Shandong
        shānliáng, mountain ridge
        
        wànshuǐqiānshān, [萬水千山], ten thousand crags and torrents (idiom); the trials and tribulations of a long j...
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        shénshān, sacred mountain
        
        
        XuěyuèShān, [雪嶽山], Seoraksan, mountain near Sokcho, South Korea
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        shāngē, folk song/mountain song
        
        shānhuǒ, wildfire/forest fire
        shānxiāng, [山鄉], mountain area
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        Shīzishān, [獅子山], Sierra Leone (Tw)/Shizishan or Lion Mountain/Shizishan district of Tongling city...
        Píngdǐngshān, [平頂山], Pingdingshan prefecture level city in Henan
        yúgōngyíshān, the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
        
        shānyángróng, [山羊絨], cashmere
        SōngShān, Mt Song in Henan, central mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wǔ yuè]
        Héngshān, [橫山], Hengshan County in Yulin 榆林[Yú lín], Shaanxi/Hengshan township in Hsinchu County...
        Tiānshān, Tianshan mountain range between XinJiang and Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Dōngshān, [東山], Dongshan county in Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhāng zhōu], Fujian/Tungshan township in Tainan ...
        
        ĀsūShān, [阿蘇山], Mount Aso, active volcano in Kyushu, Japan
        
        
        Kūnlúnshān, [崑崙山], Kunlun Mountain range
        
        mànshānbiànyě, lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom)/fig. as far as the eye can se...
        
        páishāndǎohǎi, lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering/fig...
        ZǐjīnShān, Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausole...
        
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        Běishān, northern mountain/refers to Mt Mang 邙山 at Luoyang in Henan
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        Luóshān, [羅山], Luoshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
穿         chuānshānjiǎ, pangolin (Manis pentadactylata)/scaly ant-eater
        
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        duōshān, mountainous
        
        Máshān, Mashan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Jī xī], Heilongjiang
        
        
        
        Mìshān, Mishan county level city in Jixi 雞西|鸡西[Jī xī], Heilongjiang
        
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        Yàlìshāndàlǐyà, [亞歷山大里亞], Alexandria
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        LāshímòěrShān, [拉什莫爾山], Mt Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota
        shāncháhuā, camellia
        TàibáiShān, Mt Taibai in Shaanxi
        
        
        
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        zhífǎrúshān, [執法如山], to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly
        
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        Yuánshān, Wonsan city in Kangweon province 江原道 of North Korea
        Píshān, Pishan County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[Hé tián Dì qū], Xinjiang
        Nánshānqū, [南山區], Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong/Nanshan district of Hegang city...
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        shānjiàn, [山澗], mountain stream
        
        shāngāng, [山岡], mound/small hill
        
        
        Yīnshān, [陰山], Yin mountains in Inner Mongolia
        
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        Bǎoshān, [寶山], Baoshang District of Shanghai/Baoshan District of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuā...
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        Shānnán, Lhokha prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Lho kha
        Huòshān, Huoshan county in Lu'an 六安[Lù ān], Anhui
        
        
        shānbāo, (dialect) hill
        
        
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        Tiěshān, [鐵山], Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huáng shí shì], Hubei
        
        
        
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        HéngShān, Mt Heng in Hunan, southern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wǔ yuè]/H...
        
        
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        míngluòSūnShān, [名落孫山], lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sūn Shān] (who came last in the imperial exam...
        Gāngshān, [岡山], Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan/Okay...
西         Shānxīshěng, Shanxi province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晋 capit...
        
        
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        Pánshān/pánshān, [盤山], Panshan county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning, going around a mountain
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        Jiāshān, Jiashan former county 1932-1992 in northeast Anhui, now part of Chuzhou prefectu...
        
        
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        qióngshānèshuǐ, [窮山惡水], lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom)/fig. inhospitable natural environment
        ShānhǎiJīng, [山海經], Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide r...
        
        HuàShān, [華山], Mt Hua in Shaanxi, western mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wǔ yuè]
        
        
        
        mǎnshānbiànyě, [滿山遍野], covering the whole land/over hills and dales
        
        
        yīshānbàngshuǐ, mountains on one side and water on the other
        
        
        
        
        
        YùShān/Yùshān, Mount Yu, the highest mountain in Taiwan (3952 m), Yushan county in Shangrao 上饒|...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Tángshān, Tangshan prefecture level city in Hebei
        
        Lǔshān, [魯山], Lushan county in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山[Píng dǐng shān], Henan
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        huǒshāndǎo, [火山島], volcanic island
        Zhōngshānshì, Zhongshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省[Guǎng dōng shěng] ...
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        páshānhǔ, Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
        
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        GāojiāsuǒShānmài, [高加索山脈], Caucasus Mountains
        
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        shānzhūyú, Cornus officinalis/sour mountain date/herb associated with longevity
        
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        shānqiáng, [山牆], gable
        
        
        zuòchīshānkōng, lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)/...
        

        gāoxìng, [高興], happy/glad/willing (to do sth)/in a cheerful mood
        Gāo/gāo, surname Gao, high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)
        gāozhōng/gāozhòng, senior high school/abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gāo jí zhōng xué], to pass brilliantly (u...
        zuìgāo, tallest/highest/supreme (court etc)
        gāojí, [高級], high level/high grade/advanced/high-ranking
        tígāo, to raise/to increase/to improve
        gāodù, height/altitude/elevation/high degree/highly/CL:個|个[gè]
        gāoěrfū, [高爾夫], golf (loanword)
        gāoshǒu, expert/past master/dab hand
        gāocháo, high tide/high water/upsurge/climax/orgasm/chorus (part of a song)
        gāosù, high speed
        gāoshàng, noble/lofty/refined/exquisite
        gāogēnxié, high-heeled shoes
        gāoguì, [高貴], grandeur/noble
        gāocéng, [高層], high level/high class
        shēngāo, (a person's) height
        gāoěrfūqiú, [高爾夫球], golf/golf ball
        gāosùgōnglù, expressway/highway/freeway
        gāozhōngshēng, senior high school student
        gāodàng, [高檔], superior quality/high grade/top grade
        Gāomíng/gāomíng, Gaoming district of Foshan city 佛山市[Fó shān shì], Guangdong, brilliant/superior/...
        gāosùlù, highway/expressway/same as 高速公路[gāo sù gōng lù]
        táigāo, to raise (price etc)
        gāodà, tall/lofty
        shēnggāo, [昇高], to raise/to ascend
        chónggāo, majestic/sublime
        gāoyīn, high pitch/soprano/treble
        gāokōng, high altitude
        gāofēng, peak/summit/height
        gāoyǎ, dainty/elegance/elegant
        gāoxiào, universities and colleges/abbr. for 高等學校|高等学校
        gāoyú, [高於], greater than/to exceed
        gāoào, arrogant/haughty/proud
        gāodì, highland/upland
        gāowēn, [高溫], high temperature
        gāozhǎng, [高漲], to surge up/to rise/(of tensions etc) to run high
        gāochāo, excellent/superlative
        
        gāolìdài, [高利貸], loan shark/high-interest loan/usury
        gāochù, [高處], high place/elevation
        gāoyā, [高壓], high pressure/high-handed
        yuǎnzǒugāofēi, [遠走高飛], to go far/to escape to faraway places
        gāogāozàishàng, set up on high (idiom); not in touch with reality/aloof and remote
        gāohū, to shout loudly
        gāoěrfūqiúchǎng, [高爾夫球場], golf course
        
        gāoshān, high mountain/alpine
        gāoxiào, efficient/highly effective
        
        gāoděng, high-level/higher (animals, education etc)/advanced (math etc)
        
        gāoyuán, plateau/CL:片[piàn]
        gāoáng, to hold (one's head) high/expensive/high (spirits etc)
        gāoshāo, [高燒], fever/high temperature
        gāojià, [高價], high price
        gāoguān, high official
        zhìgāowúshàng, [至高無上], supreme/paramount/unsurpassed
        
        gāoxuèyā, [高血壓], high blood pressure/hypertension
        zuìgāofǎyuàn, supreme court
        gāoxià, relative superiority (better or worse, stronger or weaker, above or below etc)
        gāogū, to overestimate/to overrate
        
        gāokǎo, college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pǔ ...
        gāorényīděng, a cut above others/superior
        gāoé, [高額], high quota/large amount
        gāodī, height/altitude (aviation)/pitch (music)/ups and downs (success or failure)/whet...
        gāoxīn, high salary
        
        qīnggāo, noble and virtuous/aloof from politics and material pursuits
        gāojiàn, [高見], wise opinion/brilliant idea (honorific)
        xìnggāocǎiliè, [興高采烈], happy and excited (idiom)/in high spirits/in great delight
        
        xìnggāocháo, orgasm/climax
        gāolì, high interest rate/usurious
        
        gāojǔ, [高舉], to lift up/to hold high
        Gāojiāsuǒ, Caucasus/Caucasian
        gāofēngqī, peak period/rush hour
        gāoshēng, [高聲], aloud/loud/loudly
        zhǐgāoqìyáng, [趾高氣揚], high and mighty (idiom); arrogant
        gāozhěnwúyōu, [高枕無憂], to sleep peacefully (idiom)/(fig.) to rest easy/to be free of worries
        FánGāo, Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter
        nǚgāoyīn, soprano
        gāoděngjiàoyù, higher education
        
        gāonéng, high energy
        
        Gāotián, Takada (Japanese surname)
        zēnggāo, to heighten/to raise/to increase/to rise
        gāoshēn, profound
        
        gāocáishēng, student of great ability
        DàiGāolè, [戴高樂], Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free...
        
        gāozhāo, wise move/masterstroke/bright ideas
        gāolóu, [高樓], high building/multistory building/skyscraper/CL:座[zuò]
        gāoyādiàn, [高壓電], high voltage
        gāoshèpào, anti-aircraft gun
        gāogāoxìngxìng, [高高興興], cheerful and optimistic/in a good mood/gaily
        gāochàng, to sing loudly/fig. to mouth slogans
        jūgāolínxià, [居高臨下], to live high and look down (idiom)/to overlook/to tower above/to occupy the high...
        
        
        gāodiào, [高調], high-sounding speech/bombast/high-profile
        gāolíng, [高齡], elderly
        
        Gāomù, Takagi (Japanese surname)
        gāorè, [高熱], a fever
        
        Gāomián, Cambodia/Kampuchea/Khmer
        
        gāowèi, high position/eminent status/top job/raised position/upper (limbs)/a high (i.e. ...
        gāojià, overhead/elevated (walkway, highway etc)/elevated road
        gāosǒng, [高聳], erect/towering/to stand tall
        
        
        gāoyuàn, high court
        
        gāoqiāo, [高蹺], stilts/walking on stilts as component of folk dance
        nángāoyīn, tenor
        Gāolí, [高麗], Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392/Korea, esp. in context of art and culture
        
        
        cǎigāoqiāo, [踩高蹺], to walk on stilts
        
        
        dégāowàngzhòng, a person of virtue and prestige/a person of good moral standing and reputation
        gāolóudàshà, [高樓大廈], tall building
        gāopān, social climbing/to claim connections with people in higher social class
        gāopín, [高頻], high frequency
        gāotánkuòlùn, [高談闊論], to harangue/loud arrogant talk/to spout
        
        yīngāo, pitch (music)/tone
        tiàogāo, high jump (athletics)
        
        Gāoqiáo, [高橋], Takahashi (Japanese surname)
        gāoshēng, to get a promotion
        
        jùgāozhèng, [懼高症], acrophobia
        
        
        gāozhānyuǎnzhǔ, [高瞻遠矚], to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view/acute foresigh...
        gāojiǎobēi, [高腳杯], goblet
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        gāohǎn, to shout loudly/to raise a cry/to yell
        
        
        gāogē, to sing loudly/to lift one's voice in song
        gāocháodiéqǐ, each new high point replaced by another/(of a movie etc) one climax after anothe...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        zhàitáigāozhù, [債臺高築], lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
        gāobùkěpān, too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable
        
        
        gāojiàqiáo, [高架橋], high trestle bridge/viaduct/flyover
        gāokàng, high-pitched and penetrating (musical instrument, voice etc)/high-spirited/fever...
        gāoyāyǎng, [高壓氧], hyperbaric oxygen/hyperbaric oxygenation/also abbr. for 高壓氧治療|高压氧治疗[gāo yā yǎng ...
        
        
        
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        shùzhīgāogé, [束之高閣], tied up in a bundle on a high shelf/to put sth on the back burner/no longer a hi...
        bágāo, to raise (one's voice)/to overrate/to build up/to stand out/outstanding
        gāochǎn, [高產], high yielding
        
        gāofā, [高發], (of diseases, accidents) to occur with a high incidence/(old) to score highly in...
        
        gāonán, [高難], extremely difficult/hard and dangerous/challenging
        
        
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        gāotú, brilliant student
        gāoyuǎn, [高遠], lofty
        
        
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        gāocáishēng, student of great ability/talented student
        gāotáiguìshǒu, [高抬貴手], to be generous (idiom)/to be magnanimous/Give me a break!
        hàogāowùyuǎn, [好高騖遠], to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)/to aim too high
        
        
        
        gāosǒngrùyún, [高聳入雲], tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mount...
        
        
        gāojié, [高潔], noble and clean-living/lofty and unsullied
        
        gāoliáng, sorghum/common sorghum (Sorghum vulgare)
        Gāozōng, Gaozong Emperor, Temple name of the tenth Song Emperor Zhao Gou 趙構|赵构[Zhào Gòu] ...
        
        
        
        gāokējì, high tech/high technology
        
        gāofēnzǐ, macromolecule/polymer
        
        réngāomǎdà, [人高馬大], tall and strong
        Shànggāo, Shanggao county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
        
        Gāolíshēn, [高麗參], Koryo ginseng
        gāosēng, a senior monk
        
        
        
        
        gāolùn, [高論], enlightening remarks (honorific)/brilliant views
        
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        gūgāo, arrogant
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        gāopéngmǎnzuò, [高朋滿座], surrounded by distinguished friends (idiom); in company
        
        gāoyāguō, [高壓鍋], pressure cooker
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        shèngāopín, [甚高頻], very high frequency (VHF)
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        Gāolúyǔ, [高盧語], Gaulish or Gallic (language)
        
        
        niánshìyǐgāo, old in years
        gāomàozi, tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation/dunce cap/(fig.) flattery
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        yǐnhánggāogē, to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
        yǎngāoshǒudī, to have high standards but little ability/to be fastidious but incompetent (idio...
        
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        gāoyáng, [高揚], held high/elevated/uplift/soaring
        
        Gāosī/gāosī, Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), German mathematician, gauss, unit of magnetic ...
        gāotāng, [高湯], clear soup/soup stock
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        gāoqiáng, [高強], excellent/outstanding
        
        Gāolùjié, [高露潔], Colgate (brand)
        
        
        
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        gāojízhōngxué, [高級中學], senior high school/abbr. to 高中[gāo zhōng]
        
        gāojùwù, polymer
        zhòngrénshícháihuǒyàngāo, [眾人拾柴火焰高], when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (idiom)/the more people, the ...
        
        
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        gāofēngliàngjié, [高風亮節], of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom)
        
        gāoshēnmòcè, [高深莫測], profound mystery
        
        qiūgāoqìshuǎng, [秋高氣爽], clear and refreshing autumn weather
        
        gāogēměngjìn, [高歌猛進], to advance singing loudly (idiom); triumphant progress
        
        
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        biāogāo, [標高], elevation/level
        
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        chànggāodiào, [唱高調], to sing the high part/to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
        
        
        
        Gāomì/gāomì, Gaomi county level city in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[Wéi fāng], Shandong, high density
        
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        gāolú, [高爐], blast furnace
        Gāoshèng, Goldman Sachs
        
        gāozhí, [高職], professional/advanced/senior
        
        
        
        GāoYáng/Gāoyáng, [高陽], Gao Yang (1926-1992), Taiwanese historical novelist, Gaoyang county in Baoding 保...
        Gāofēi/gāofēi, [高飛], Goofy (friend of Mickey Mouse), to soar
        Lègāo, [樂高], Lego (toys)
        
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        mòcègāoshēn, [莫測高深], enigmatic/beyond one's depth/unfathomable
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        gāoměngsuānjiǎ, [高錳酸鉀], potassium permanganate
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        gāoděngxuéxiào, [高等學校], colleges and universities
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        qǔgāohèguǎ, difficult songs find few singers (idiom)/highbrow
        
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        gāolǐngtǔ, [高嶺土], kaolin (clay)/china clay
        
        
        
        
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        jūgāobùxià, (of prices, rates etc) to remain high
        
        GāojiāsuǒShānmài, [高加索山脈], Caucasus Mountains
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        Gāopíng, Gaoping, city in 山西[Shān xī]/Cao Bang, Vietnam
        
        gāojū, to stand above/to occupy an important position/to rank (among the top few)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        gāowéi, [高維], (math.) higher dimensional
        
        
        
        
        gāozú, honorific: Your distinguished disciple/Your most brilliant pupil
        Gāoyì, Gaoyi county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei
        
        
        
        
        
        
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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)
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
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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...

        wēixiǎn, [危險], danger/dangerous
        màoxiǎn, [冒險], to take risks/to take chances/foray/adventure
        bǎoxiǎn, [保險], insurance/to insure/safe/secure/be sure/be bound to/CL:份[fèn]
        fēngxiǎn, [風險], risk/hazard
        bǎoxiǎnxiāng, [保險箱], safe deposit box/a safe
        xiǎn, [險], danger/dangerous/rugged
        tànxiǎn, [探險], to explore/to go on an expedition/adventure
        bǎoxiǎnguì, [保險櫃], a safe/strongbox
        xiǎnjìng, [險境], critical circumstances/risky conditions/danger zone
        yīnxiǎn, [陰險], treacherous/sinister
        lìxiǎn, [歷險], to experience adventures
        jīngxiǎn, [驚險], thrilling/a thriller
        
        
寿         rénshòubǎoxiǎn, [人壽保險], life insurance
        bǎoxiǎngàng, [保險槓], car bumper
        bǎoxiǎnsī, [保險絲], fuse wire/(electrical) fuse
        xiǎnè, [險惡], dangerous/sinister/vicious
        tànxiǎnjiā, [探險家], explorer
        màoxiǎnjiā, [冒險家], adventurer
        tǐngérzǒuxiǎn, [鋌而走險], to take a risk out of desperation (idiom)
        xiǎnxiē, [險些], narrowly/almost/nearly
        bǎoxiǎndān, [保險單], insurance policy (document)
        tuōxiǎn, [脫險], to escape (danger)/to rescue/to come out alive
        shèhuìbǎoxiǎn, [社會保險], social security/abbr. to 社保
        bǎoxiǎnfèi, [保險費], insurance fee
        
        yùxiǎn, [遇險], to get into difficulties/to meet with danger
        
        huàxiǎnwéiyí, [化險為夷], to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
        jiānxiǎn, [艱險], difficult and dangerous/hardships and perils
        xiōngxiǎn, [兇險], dangerous/ruthless/treacherous
        wēixiǎnpǐn, [危險品], hazardous materials
        shèxiǎn, [涉險], to take risks/involved in adventure
寿         shòuxiǎn, [壽險], life insurance/abbr. for 人壽保險|人寿保险
        xiǎnqíng, [險情], peril/dangerous circumstance
        
        xiǎnjùn, [險峻], arduous/steep
        xiǎnzǔ, [險阻], dangerous and difficult (path)
        
        
        
        xiǎnshèng, [險勝], to win by a narrow margin/to barely win/narrow victory
        bìxiǎn, [避險], to flee from danger/to avoid danger/to minimize risk/(finance) hedge
        yǒujīngwúxiǎn, [有驚無險], to be more scared than hurt (idiom)/to get through a daunting experience without...
        jiānnánxiǎnzǔ, [艱難險阻], untold dangers and difficulties (idiom)
        
        
        yīnxiǎndúlà, [陰險毒辣], treacherous and murderous
        qiǎngxiǎn, [搶險], emergency (measures)/to react to an emergency
        xiǎnxiànghuánshēng, [險象環生], dangers spring up all around (idiom); surrounded by perils
        
        
        
        
        jiānxiǎn, [奸險], malicious/treacherous/wicked and crafty
        xiǎnyào, [險要], strategically situated and easy to defend/strategic location
        
        
        
        màoxiǎnzhǔyì, [冒險主義], adventurism (a left-wing error against Mao's line during the 1930s)
        
        
        
        
        xiǎnfēng, [險峰], perilous peak/the lofty heights
        
        
        

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