缺水 quē shuǐ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄨㄟˇ kyut3 seoi2
- water shortage
- dehydration
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More words with these characters
缺
- 欠缺 qiàn quē ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ him3 kyut3 to be deficient in
- 残缺 殘缺 cán quē ㄘㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ caan4 kyut3 badly damaged
- 短缺 duǎn quē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝ dyun2 kyut3 shortage
- 紧缺 緊缺 jǐn quē ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄩㄝ gan2 kyut3 in short supply
- 缺乏 quē fá ㄑㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˊ kyut3 fat6 to lack; to be short of
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- 缺口 quē kǒu ㄑㄩㄝ ㄎㄡˇ kyut3 hau2 nick
- 缺失 quē shī ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕ kyut3 sat1 lack; deficiency
- 缺少 quē shǎo ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ kyut3 siu2 lack
- 缺席 quē xí ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧˊ kyut3 zik6 to be absent
- 缺陷 quē xiàn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄒㄧㄢˋ kyut3 haam6 defect; flaw
- 缺点 缺點 quē diǎn ㄑㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄢˇ kyut3 dim2 weak point
- 候缺 hòu quē ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄝ hau6 kyut3 waiting for a vacancy
- 傻缺 shǎ quē ㄕㄚˇ ㄑㄩㄝ so4 kyut3 (slang) idiot; fool
- 出缺 chū quē ㄔㄨ ㄑㄩㄝ ceot1 kyut3 to fall vacant
- 列缺 liè quē ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄝ lit6 kyut3 lightning (archaic word)
- 匮缺 匱缺 kuì quē ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄝ gwai6 kyut3 to be deficient in sth
- 圆缺 圓缺 yuán quē ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝ jyun4 kyut3 waxing and waning (of the moon)
- 奇缺 qí quē ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄝ kei4 kyut3 very short of (food, clean water etc)
- 或缺 huò quē ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩㄝ waak6 kyut3 to lack
- 暂缺 暫缺 zàn quē ㄗㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝ zaam6 kyut3 currently in short supply
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
- 抱残守缺 抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quē ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
- 宁缺毋滥 寧缺毋濫 nìng quē wú làn ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝ ㄨˊ ㄌㄢˋ ning4 kyut3 mou4 laam6 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
- 拾遗补缺 拾遺補缺 shí yí bǔ quē ㄕˊ ㄧˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄝ sap6 wai4 bou2 kyut3 to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)
- 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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我们 我們 村 不 缺水 。
Our village is not short of water.
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鲜花 鮮花 因 缺水 而 枯萎
The flowers withered for want of water.
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由于 由於 缺水 ， 许多 許多 植物 干枯 乾枯 了 。
Due to the lack of water, many of the plants have withered.
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医生 醫生 建议 建議 她 多 喝 水 ， 以免 缺水 。
The doctor suggested that she drink more water to keep from being dehydrated.
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由于 由於 缺水 ， 花园 花園 里 裡 所有 的 花都 死 了 。
Due to the water shortage, all the flowers in the garden have died.
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