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水面

shuǐ miàn · shui mian

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. water surface
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The duck on the lake

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，水面(shuǐmiàn)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一只(yīzhī)小(xiǎo)鸭子(yāzi)。

    Look, there is a little duck on the water.

  2. Liangliang

    它(tā)不(bù)动(dòng)，是(shì)在(zài)睡觉(shuìjiào)吗(ma)？

    It is not moving. Is it sleeping?

  3. Dengdeng

    水面(shuǐmiàn)这么(zhème)安静(ānjìng)，我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    The water is so quiet, I want to sleep too.

  4. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，鸭子(yāzi)一(yī)动(dòng)，水面(shuǐmiàn)上(shàng)就(jiù)出现(chūxiàn)了(le)一圈圈(yīquānquan)波纹(bōwén)。

    Look, as soon as the duck moves, ripples spread across the water.

  5. Dengdeng

    原来(yuánlái)它(tā)没(méi)睡着(shuìzháo)，它(tā)在(zài)想(xiǎng)事情(shìqing)。

    So it was not asleep. It was thinking.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)物(wù)质(zhì)很(hěn)轻(qīng)，可(kě)以(yǐ)浮(fú)在(zài)水(shuǐ)面(miàn)上(shàng)。

The substance is light enough to float on the water.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by jakov · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

木(mù)头(tou)能(néng)浮(fú)在(zài)水(shuǐ)面(miàn)上(shàng)。

Wood floats in water.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by TracyPoff · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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