How to say “water surface” in Chinese

水面
shuǐmiàn

water surface

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Land, sea, weather”

“Water surface” in Chinese is 水面, shuǐ miàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

水面 is read shuǐ miàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

shuǐ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
miàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

水
shuǐ — water

A picture of a stream.

面
miàn — flour, dough; face

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 “水面”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 水面. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 水面像镜子一样平静shuǐmiànxiàngjìngziyíyàngpíngjìngThe surface of the water is as calm as a mirror.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “water surface” in Chinese?

“Water surface” in Chinese is 水面, pinyin shuǐmiàn.

What does 水面 mean?

水面 (shuǐmiàn) means “water surface”.

How do you write 水面?

水面 is 2 characters: 水 (shuǐ) — water; 面 (miàn) — flour, dough; face. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 水面?

水面 is read shuǐmiàn. Tones: shuǐ — third tone, miàn — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“water surface” in the lesson “Shore, island, sea”

This word is from the topic “Land, sea, weather” of HSK 6. 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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