排水 pái shuǐ ㄆㄞˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ paai4 seoi2
- to drain
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排
- 安排 ān pái ㄢ ㄆㄞˊ on1 paai4 to arrange
- 排列 pái liè ㄆㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ paai4 lit6 to arrange in order
- 排名 pái míng ㄆㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ paai4 ming4 to rank (1st, 2nd etc)
- 排挤 排擠 pái jǐ ㄆㄞˊ ㄐㄧˇ paai4 zai1 to crowd out
- 排放 pái fàng ㄆㄞˊ ㄈㄤˋ paai4 fong3 to arrange in order
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- 排斥 pái chì ㄆㄞˊ ㄔˋ paai4 cik1 to reject
- 排球 pái qiú ㄆㄞˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ paai4 kau4 volleyball
- 排练 排練 pái liàn ㄆㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄢˋ paai4 lin6 to rehearse
- 排除 pái chú ㄆㄞˊ ㄔㄨˊ paai4 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 排队 排隊 pái duì ㄆㄞˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ paai4 deoi2 to line up
- 牛排 niú pái ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄞˊ ngau4 paai4 steak
- 编排 編排 biān pái ㄅㄧㄢ ㄆㄞˊ pin1 paai4 to arrange
- 排行榜 pái háng bǎng ㄆㄞˊ ㄏㄤˊ ㄅㄤˇ paai4 hang4 bong2 the charts (of best-sellers)
- 一排 yī pái ㄧ ㄆㄞˊ jat1 paai4 row
- 并排 並排 bìng pái ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄆㄞˊ bing6 paai4 side by side
- 偷排 tōu pái ㄊㄡ ㄆㄞˊ tau1 paai4 to dump illegally
- 冰排 bīng pái ㄅㄧㄥ ㄆㄞˊ bing1 paai4 ice raft; ice floe
- 前排 qián pái ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄞˊ cin4 paai4 front row
- 女排 nǚ pái ㄋㄩˇ ㄆㄞˊ neoi5 paai4 women's volleyball
- 密排 mì pái ㄇㄧˋ ㄆㄞˊ mat6 paai4 to arrange closely; to lay densely
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
- 大排长龙 大排長龍 dà pái cháng lóng ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄞˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ daai6 paai4 coeng4 lung4 to form a long queue (idiom)
- 力排众议 力排眾議 lì pái zhòng yì ㄌㄧˋ ㄆㄞˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧˋ lik6 paai4 zung3 ji5 to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom)
- 排难解纷 排難解紛 pái nàn jiě fēn ㄆㄞˊ ㄋㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄈㄣ paai4 naan4 gaai2 fan1 to remove perils and solve disputes (idiom); to reconcile differences
- 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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一对 一對 年轻 年輕 日本 夫妇 夫婦 ， 把 一 岁 歲 大 的 亲生 親生 婴儿 嬰兒 放进 放進 胶 膠 袋 ， 弃置 棄置 于 於 排水沟 排水溝 中 ， 于 於 五月 十八 日 被捕 。
On May 18, a young Japanese couple was arrested after their one-year-old baby was found wrapped in a plastic bag and dumped in a gutter.
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