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香水

xiāng shuǐ · xiang shui

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. perfume
  2. cologne
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A good smell

  1. Liangliang

    好香(hǎoxiāng)啊(a)！你(nǐ)用(yòng)香水(xiāngshuǐ)了(le)吗(ma)？

    It smells so good! Are you wearing perfume?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不(bù)用(yòng)香水(xiāngshuǐ)，是(shì)新(xīn)洗发水(xǐfàshuǐ)。

    I do not use perfume. It is my new shampoo.

  3. Liangliang

    是(shì)什么(shénme)味道(wèidao)的(de)？

    What does it smell like?

  4. Dengdeng

    橘子(júzi)味(wèi)的(de)，你(nǐ)闻闻(wénwén)。

    Orange. Come smell it.

  5. Liangliang

    闻着(wénzhe)好香(hǎoxiāng)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)饿(è)了(le)。

    It smells so good that I am hungry now.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)知(zhī)道(dào)男(nán)孩(hái)子(zi)送(sòng)女(nǚ)孩(hái)子(zi)香(xiāng)水(shuǐ)代(dài)表(biǎo)什(shén)么(me)吗(ma)？

Do you know what it means for a man to give a woman perfume?

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by celeriac · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)出(chū)门(mén)前(qián)在(zài)手(shǒu)腕(wàn)上(shàng)喷(pēn)了(le)一(yì)点(diǎn)香(xiāng)水(shuǐ)。

She sprayed a little perfume on her wrist before going out.

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