灌水 guàn shuǐ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ gun3 seoi2
- to irrigate
- to pour water into
- to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping)
- to cook the books
- to post low-value messages (small talk etc) on Internet forums
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More words with these characters
灌
- 灌溉 guàn gài ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄞˋ gun3 koi3 to irrigate
- 灌输 灌輸 guàn shū ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄨ gun3 syu1 to imbue with
- 倒灌 dào guàn ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ dou2 gun3 to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc)
- 喷灌 噴灌 pēn guàn ㄆㄣ ㄍㄨㄢˋ pan3 gun3 sprinkler irrigation
- 春灌 chūn guàn ㄔㄨㄣ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ceon1 gun3 spring irrigation
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- 沃灌 wò guàn ㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ juk1 gun3 to irrigate
- 淤灌 yū guàn ㄩ ㄍㄨㄢˋ jyu1 gun3 to warp (fertilize land by flooding)
- 淹灌 yān guàn ㄧㄢ ㄍㄨㄢˋ jim1 gun3 basin irrigation (e.g. paddy fields)
- 滴灌 dī guàn ㄉㄧ ㄍㄨㄢˋ dik6 gun3 to drip irrigate
- 浇灌 澆灌 jiāo guàn ㄐㄧㄠ ㄍㄨㄢˋ giu1 gun3 to water
- 灌区 灌區 guàn qū ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄩ gun3 keoi1 area under irrigation
- 灌南 Guàn nán ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄢˊ gun3 naam4 see 灌南县
- 灌丛 灌叢 guàn cóng ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ gun3 cung4 scrub
- 灌木 guàn mù ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ gun3 muk6 bush
- 灌注 guàn zhù ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨˋ gun3 zyu3 to pour or inject (a liquid or substance) into sth
- 灌渠 guàn qú ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄩˊ gun3 keoi4 irrigation channel
- 灌浆 灌漿 guàn jiāng ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄤ gun3 zoeng1 grouting
- 灌濯 guàn zhuó ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄛˊ gun3 zok6 to wash
- 灌站 guàn zhàn ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄢˋ gun3 zaam6 pumping station in irrigation system
- 灌篮 灌籃 guàn lán ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄢˊ gun3 laam2 slam dunk
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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你 怎么 怎麼 一 有空 就 上网 上網 ， 冲浪 衝浪 灌水 打 QQ， 一个 一個 夜晚 就 扔 给 給 它 了 ？
Why do you go online, surf, chat, and use QQ every time you have free time, wasting an entire night on it?
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