How to say “water” in Chinese
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“Water” in Chinese is 水, shuǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
水 is read shuǐ. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a stream.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “水”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 水. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我要一杯水wǒyàoyìbēishuǐA glass of water for me.
- 你喜欢吃什么水果？nǐxǐhuanchīshénmeshuǐguǒWhich fruits do you like?
- 请给我一杯水。qǐnggěiwǒyìbēishuǐPlease give me a glass of water.
- 我想吃一些水果wǒxiǎngchīyìxiēshuǐguǒI'd like to eat some fruit.
- 我去超市买水果wǒqùchāoshìmǎishuǐguǒI'm going to the supermarket to buy fruit.
- 你多喝水，多休息。nǐduōhēshuǐ,duōxiūxiDrink more water and rest more.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Tea or water?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “water” in Chinese?
“Water” in Chinese is 水, pinyin shuǐ.
What does 水 mean?
水 (shuǐ) means “water”.
How do you write 水?
水 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 水?
水 is read shuǐ. Tones: shuǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“water” in the lesson “Tea or water?”
This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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