停水 tíng shuǐ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ting4 seoi2
- to cut off the water supply; water outage
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停
- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 停下 tíng xià ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ting4 haa6 to stop
- 停放 tíng fàng ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄤˋ ting4 fong3 to park (a car etc)
- 停业 停業 tíng yè ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄝˋ ting4 jip6 to cease trading (temporarily or permanently)
- 停止 tíng zhǐ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓˇ ting4 zi2 to stop; to halt; to cease
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- 停泊 tíng bó ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄛˊ ting4 paak3 to anchor
- 停滞 停滯 tíng zhì ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ting4 zai6 stagnation
- 停留 tíng liú ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ting4 lau4 to stay somewhere temporarily
- 停车 停車 tíng chē ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄜ ting4 ce1 to pull up (stop one's vehicle)
- 停电 停電 tíng diàn ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ting4 din6 to have a power failure
- 停顿 停頓 tíng dùn ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ting4 deon6 to halt
- 暂停 暫停 zàn tíng ㄗㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ zaam6 ting4 to suspend
- 停车位 停車位 tíng chē wèi ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄜ ㄨㄟˋ ting4 ce1 wai2 parking space; parking spot
- 停车场 停車場 tíng chē chǎng ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄜ ㄔㄤˇ ting4 ce1 coeng4 parking lot
- 停住 tíng zhù ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨˋ ting4 zyu6 to stop
- 停俸 tíng fèng ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄥˋ ting4 fung2 to suspend salary payments
- 停刊 tíng kān ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄎㄢ ting4 hon2 (of a newspaper, magazine etc) to stop publishing
- 停尸 停屍 tíng shī ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄕ ting4 si1 to keep the body of the deceased (until burial or cremation)
- 停工 tíng gōng ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ting4 gung1 to stop work
- 停息 tíng xī ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ ting4 sik1 to stop
水
- 下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 downstream
- 冷水 lěng shuǐ ㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ laang5 seoi2 cold water
- 口水 kǒu shuǐ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ hau2 seoi2 saliva
- 墨水 mò shuǐ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ mak6 seoi2 ink
- 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fai3 seoi2 waste water
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- 放水 fàng shuǐ ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fong3 seoi2 to turn on the water
- 水分 shuǐ fèn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄣˋ seoi2 fan6 moisture content
- 水利 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lei6 water conservancy
- 水力 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lik6 hydraulic power
- 水域 shuǐ yù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ seoi2 wik6 waters
- 水壶 水壺 shuǐ hú ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˊ seoi2 wu2 kettle
- 水平 shuǐ píng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ seoi2 ping4 horizontal; level
- 水库 水庫 shuǐ kù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨˋ seoi2 fu3 reservoir
- 水手 shuǐ shǒu ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄡˇ seoi2 sau2 mariner
- 水晶 shuǐ jīng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ seoi2 zing1 crystal
- 水果 shuǐ guǒ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ seoi2 gwo2 fruit
- 水槽 shuǐ cáo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄘㄠˊ seoi2 cou4 sink
- 水泥 shuǐ ní ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˊ seoi2 nai4 cement
- 水源 shuǐ yuán ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ seoi2 jyun4 water source
- 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄣˇ seoi2 zeon2 level (of achievement etc)
Idioms with these characters
- 跋山涉水 bá shān shè shuǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ bat6 saan1 sip3 seoi2 to travel over land and water (idiom)
- 巴山蜀水 Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ baa1 saan1 suk6 seoi2 mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
- 杯水车薪 杯水車薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn ㄅㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄜ ㄒㄧㄣ bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1 lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
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- 背水一战 背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
- 车水马龙 車水馬龍 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng ㄔㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ce1 seoi2 maa5 lung4 endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)
- 出水芙蓉 chū shuǐ fú róng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ceot1 seoi2 fu4 jung4 as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
- 打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄡˇ daa2 lok6 seoi2 gau2 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
- 点水不漏 點水不漏 diǎn shuǐ bù lòu ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ dim2 seoi2 bat1 lau6 not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous
- 滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕˊ dik6 seoi2 cyun1 sek6 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
- 滴水石穿 dī shuǐ shí chuān ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄨㄢ dik6 seoi2 sek6 cyun1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
Example sentences
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听说 聽說 不 交 水费 水費 就 会 會 被 停水 ， 是 真的 吗 嗎 ？
I've heard that if you default on the water rates your water supply will be suspended, is that true?
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