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水

shuǐ · shui/Shuǐ · shui

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Meaning

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shuǐ 水

  1. water
  2. river
  3. liquid
  4. beverage
  5. additional charges or income
  6. (of clothes) classifier for number of washes

Shuǐ 水

  1. surname Shui
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Too much water

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)花(huā)叶子(yèzi)都(dōu)黄(huáng)了(le)。

    All my flower's leaves have turned yellow.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)给(gěi)它(tā)多少(duōshao)水(shuǐ)？

    How much water do you give it every day?

  3. Liangliang

    一天(yītiān)三杯(sānbēi)水(shuǐ)。

    Three cups of water a day.

  4. Dengdeng

    太多了(tàiduōle)！花(huā)也(yě)不能(bùnéng)喝(hē)太多(tàiduō)水(shuǐ)。

    Too much! A flower can't drink too much water either.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)一天(yītiān)喝(hē)八杯(bābēi)水(shuǐ)。

    But I drink eight cups of water a day.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)是(shì)人(rén)，它(tā)是(shì)花(huā)。

    You're a person, it's a flower.

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他(tā)们(men)给(gěi)士(shì)兵(bīng)提(tí)供(gōng)了(le)充(chōng)足(zú)的(de)食(shí)物(wù)和(hé)水(shuǐ)。

They supplied the soldiers with enough food and water.

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02

请(qǐng)给(gěi)我(wǒ)倒(dào)一(yì)杯(bēi)水(shuǐ)，我(wǒ)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)渴(kě)。

Please pour me a glass of water; I'm a bit thirsty.

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