water in Chinese

How to write 水

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水 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.

水 in a sentence

• 我wǒ想xiǎng喝hē水shuǐ。

  I want to drink water.

• 请qǐng给gěi我wǒ一yī杯bēi水shuǐ。

  Please give me a glass of water.

• 水shuǐ很hěn重zhòng要yào。

  Water is very important.

• 这zhè条tiáo河hé的de水shuǐ很hěn清qīng。

  The water in this river is very clear.

水 vs 水果 vs 水平

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 水果 shuǐ guǒ fruit

  'Water-fruit' — the everyday word for fruit. 水 stays 'water' inside compounds like this.

• 水平 shuǐ píng level; standard

  'Water-level' — skill level: 中文水平 'Chinese level'. Nothing to do with drinking.