| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 白開水 | 白开水 | bái kāi shuǐ | plain boiled water |
| 白水 | Bái shuǐ | (N) Baishui (place in Shaanxi) | |
| 白水泥 | bái shuǐ ní | white cement | |
| 杯水車薪 | 杯水车薪 | bēi shuǐ chē xīn | trying to put out a burning cartload of faggots with a cup of water - an utterly inadequate measure |
| 北美水獺 | 北美水獭 | Běi měi shuǐ tà | Northern River Otter |
| 背水一戰 | 背水一战 | bèi shuǐ yī zhàn | fight with one's back to the river - fight to win or die |
| 不服水土 | bù fú shuǐ tǔ | (of a stranger) not accustomed to the climate of a new place; not acclimatized | |
| 不透水 | bù tòu shuǐ | waterproof; watertight; impermeable | |
| 踩水 | cǎi shuǐ | tread water | |
| 陳水扁 | 陈水扁 | Chén shuǐ biǎn | Chen Shui-Bian (President of Taiwan) |
| 赤水 | Chì shuǐ | (N) Chishui (city in Guizhou) | |
| 抽水機 | 抽水机 | chōu shuǐ jī | water pump |
| 抽水馬桶 | 抽水马桶 | chōu shuǐ mǎ tǒng | (apparatus) toilet |
| 大水 | dà shuǐ | flood | |
| 淡水 | dàn shuǐ | (n) potable water; water with low salt content | |
| 淡水鎮 | 淡水镇 | Dàn shuǐ zhèn | (N) Tanshui (town in Taiwan) |
| 地下水 | dì xià shuǐ | groundwater | |
| 多水分 | duō shuǐ fèn | juicy | |
| 二水鄉 | 二水乡 | Èr shuǐ xiāng | (N) Erhshui (village in Taiwan) |
| 防水 | fáng shuǐ | waterproof | |
| 肺水腫 | 肺水肿 | fèi shuǐ zhǒng | pulmonary edema |
| 分水嶺 | 分水岭 | fēn shuǐ lǐng | water divide |
| 風水 | 风水 | fēng shuǐ | fengshui; geomancy |
| 供水 | gōng shuǐ | water supply | |
| 官廳水庫 | 官厅水库 | Guān tīng shuǐ kù | Kuan-ting Reservoir |
| 廣水 | 广水 | Guǎng shuǐ | (N) Guangshui (city in Hubei) |
| 硅酸鹽水泥 | 硅酸盐水泥 | guī suān yán shuǐ ní | Portland cement |
| 海水 | hǎi shuǐ | (n) seawater | |
| 海水淡化 | hǎi shuǐ dàn huà | desalination | |
| 含水 | hán shuǐ | watery | |
| 漢水 | 汉水 | Hàn shuǐ | Han River (Hanshui) |
| 漢語水平考試 | 汉语水平考试 | hàn yǔ shuǐ píng kǎo shì | HSK Test; Chinese Proficiency Test |
| 合水 | Hé shuǐ | (N) Heshui (place in Gansu) | |
| 黑水 | Hēi shuǐ | (N) Heishui (place in Sichuan) | |
| 衡水 | Héng shuǐ | (N) Hengshui (city in Hebei) | |
| 衡水地區 | 衡水地区 | Héng shuǐ dì qū | (N) Hengshui district (district in Hebei) |
| 洪水 | hóng shuǐ | deluge; flood | |
| 滑水 | huá shuǐ | (v) water ski | |
| 惠水 | Huì shuǐ | (N) Huishui (place in Guizhou) | |
| 吉水 | Jí shuǐ | (N) Jishui (place in Jiangxi) | |
| 甲烷氣水包合物 | 甲烷气水包合物 | jiǎ wán qì shuǐ bāo hé wù | methane clathrate |
| 建水 | Jiàn shuǐ | (N) Jianshui (place in Yunnan) | |
| 降水 | jiàng shuǐ | precipitation (meteorology) | |
| 澆水 | 浇水 | jiāo shuǐ | (v) water |
| 結晶水 | 结晶水 | jié jīng shuǐ | water of crystallization |
| 節約用水 | 节约用水 | jié yuē yòng shuǐ | water conservation |
| 芥子氣水疱 | 芥子气水疱 | jiè zǐ qì shuǐ pào | mustard vesicle |
| 井水不犯河水 | jǐng shuǐ bù fàn hé shuǐ | everyone minds their own business | |
| 桔子水 | jú zi shuǐ | orange juice | |
| 開水 | 开水 | kāi shuǐ | boiled water; boiling water |
| 恐水病 | kǒng shuǐ bìng | rabies | |
| 口水 | kǒu shuǐ | saliva | |
| 礦泉水 | 矿泉水 | kuàng quán shuǐ | mineral spring water |
| 礦水 | 矿水 | kuàng shuǐ | mineral water |
| 喇叭水仙 | lā bā shuǐ xiān | daffodil | |
| 淶水 | 涞水 | Lái shuǐ | (N) Laishui (place in Hebei) |
| 淚水 | 泪水 | lèi shuǐ | teardrop; tears |
| 冷水江 | Lěng shuǐ jiāng | (N) Lengshuijiang (city in Hunan) | |
| 冷水灘 | 冷水滩 | Lěng shuǐ tān | (N) Lengshuitan (city in Hunan) |
| 澧水 | Lǐ shuǐ | Lishui River | |
| 溧水 | Lì shuǐ | (N) Lishui (place in Jiangsu) | |
| 麗水 | 丽水 | Lì shuǐ | (N) Lishui (city in Zhejiang) |
| 麗水地區 | 丽水地区 | Lì shuǐ dì qū | (N) Lishui district (district in Zhejiang) |
| 漣水 | 涟水 | Lián shuǐ | (N) Lianshui (place in Jiangsu) |
| 涼水 | 凉水 | liáng shuǐ | cool water; unboiled water |
| 鄰水 | 邻水 | Lín shuǐ | (N) Linshui (place in Sichuan) |
| 陵水黎族自治縣 | 陵水黎族自治县 | Líng shuǐ Lí zú zì zhì xiàn | (N) Lingshui Lizu autonomous county (county in Hainan) |
| 流水 | liú shuǐ | running water | |
| 瀘水 | 泸水 | Lú shuǐ | (N) Lushui (place in Yunnan) |
| 六盤水 | 六盘水 | Lù pán shuǐ | (N) Lupanshui (city in Guizhou) |
| 露水 | lù shui | dew | |
| 明水 | Míng shuǐ | (N) Mingshui (place in Heilongjiang) | |
| 墨水 | mò shuǐ | ink | |
| 墨水瓶架 | mò shuǐ píng jià | inkstand | |
| 墨水兒 | 墨水儿 | mò shuǐr | ink |
| 腦水腫 | 脑水肿 | nǎo shuǐ zhǒng | hydrocephalus |
| 泥水匠 | ní shuǐ jiàng | mason | |
| 檸檬水 | 柠檬水 | níng méng shuǐ | lemonade |
| 農林水產省 | 农林水产省 | Nóng lín Shuǐ chǎn shěng | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan) |
| 暖水瓶 | nuǎn shuǐ píng | thermos flask or bottle | |
| 排水 | pái shuǐ | drain | |
| 排水溝 | 排水沟 | pái shuǐ gōu | gutter |
| 排水管 | pái shuǐ guǎn | (n) drainpipe; waste pipe | |
| 排水渠 | pái shuǐ qú | drainage | |
| 萍水相逢 | píng shuǐ xiāng féng | (saying) strangers coming together by chance | |
| 潑水節 | 泼水节 | Pō shuǐ jié | Thai New Year |
| 汽水 | qì shuǐ | soda; pop | |
| 潛水 | 潜水 | qián shuǐ | dive |
| 潛水夫病 | 潜水夫病 | qián shuǐ fū bìng | bends |
| 潛水夫症 | 潜水夫症 | qián shuǐ fū zhèng | bends |
| 潛水艇 | 潜水艇 | qián shuǐ tǐng | submarine |
| 潛水員 | 潜水员 | qián shuǐ yuán | (n) frogman |
| 沁水 | Qìn shuǐ | (N) Qinshui (place in Shanxi) | |
| 青山綠水 | 青山绿水 | qīng shān lǜ shuǐ | verdant hills and green waters |
| 清水 | Qīng shuǐ | (N) Qingshui (place in Gansu) | |
| 輕水 | 轻水 | qīng shuǐ | light water |
| 輕水反應堆 | 轻水反应堆 | qīng shuǐ fǎn yìng duī | light water reactor (LWR) |
| 清水河 | Qīng shuǐ hé | (N) Qingshuihe (place in Inner Mongolia) | |
| 清水鎮 | 清水镇 | Qīng shuǐ zhèn | (N) Chingshui (town in Taiwan) |
| 曲水 | Qǔ shuǐ | (N) Qushui (place in Tibet) | |
| 熱水瓶 | 热水瓶 | rè shuǐ píng | thermos bottle; vacuum bottle |
| 融水苗族自治縣 | 融水苗族自治县 | Róng shuǐ Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn | (N) Rongshui Miaozu autonomous county (county in Guangxi) |
| 三都水族自治縣 | 三都水族自治县 | Sān dōu shuǐ zú zì zhì xiàn | (N) Sandou Shuizu autonomous county (county in Guizhou) |
| 三水區 | 三水区 | Sān shuǐ qū | Sanshui |
| 三水縣 | 三水县 | Sān shuǐ xiàn | (N) Sanshui county (county in Guangdong) |
| 沙林水解酶 | shā lín shuǐ jiě méi | sarinase | |
| 山水 | shān shuǐ | landscape | |
| 山水畫 | 山水画 | shān shuǐ huà | shan shui (Chinese art style of mountains and water) |
| 商水 | Shāng shuǐ | (N) Shangshui (place in Henan) | |
| 上水 | Shàng shuǐ | Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong) | |
| 深水 | shēn shuǐ | deepwater | |
| 深水炸彈 | 深水炸弹 | shēn shuǐ zhà dàn | depth charge |
| 生理鹽水 | 生理盐水 | shēng lǐ yán shuǐ | saline (medicine) |
| 輸水管 | 输水管 | shū shuǐ guǎn | (n) water duct |
| 雙氧水 | 双氧水 | shuāng yǎng shuǐ | hydrogen peroxide |
| 水 | shuǐ | water; river | |
| 水壩 | 水坝 | shuǐ bà | dam |
| 水鱉科 | 水鳖科 | Shuǐ biē kē | Hydrocharitaceae |
| 水兵 | shuǐ bīng | enlisted sailor in navy | |
| 水彩畫 | 水彩画 | shuǐ cǎi huà | (n) watercolor painting |
| 水槽 | shuǐ cáo | sink | |
| 水草 | shuǐ cǎo | (n) waterweed | |
| 水產 | 水产 | shuǐ chǎn | (n) aquatic product |
| 水產業 | 水产业 | shuǐ chǎn yè | aquaculture |
| 水城 | Shuǐ chéng | (N) Shuicheng (place in Guizhou) | |
| 水池 | shuǐ chí | pond; pool | |
| 水處理 | 水处理 | shuǐ chǔ lǐ | water treatment |
| 水稻 | shuǐ dào | rice; paddy | |
| 水道 | shuǐ dào | (n) aqueduct | |
| 水的淨化 | 水的净化 | shuǐ de jìng huà | water purification |
| 水滴 | shuǐ dī | drop | |
| 水電 | 水电 | shuǐ diàn | (n) hydroelectric power |
| 水痘 | shuǐ dòu | chicken pox; varicella | |
| 水分 | shuǐ fèn | moisture content | |
| 水富 | Shuǐ fù | (N) Shuifu (place in Yunnan) | |
| 水缸 | shuǐ gāng | water tank | |
| 水垢 | shuǐ gòu | limescale | |
| 水管 | shuǐ guǎn | (n) (water) pipe | |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit | |
| 水果酒 | shuǐ guǒ jiǔ | wine | |
| 水合 | shuǐ hé | hydration reaction | |
| 水壺 | 水壶 | shuǐ hú | kettle |
| 水滸傳 | 水浒传 | shuǐ hǔ zhuàn | Water Margin |
| 水解 | shuǐ jiě | (chem.) hydrolysis | |
| 水晶 | shuǐ jīng | crystal | |
| 水晶宮 | 水晶宫 | Shuǐ jīng gōng | The Crystal Palace |
| 水井 | shuǐ jǐng | (water) well | |
| 水坑口 | Shuǐ Kēng kǒu | Possession Point | |
| 水庫 | 水库 | shuǐ kù | reservoir |
| 水雷 | shuǐ léi | naval mine | |
| 水里鄉 | 水里乡 | Shuǐ lǐ xiāng | (N) Shuili (village in Taiwan) |
| 水利 | shuǐ lì | water conservancy; irrigation works | |
| 水力 | shuǐ lì | water power; water conservancy; irrigation works | |
| 水力發電 | 水力发电 | shuǐ lì fā diàn | hydroelectricity |
| 水利工程 | shuǐ lì gōng chéng | hydraulic engineering | |
| 水力學 | 水力学 | shuǐ lì xué | hydraulics |
| 水林鄉 | 水林乡 | Shuǐ lín xiāng | (N) Shuilin (village in Taiwan) |
| 水路 | shuǐ lù | waterway | |
| 水落石出 | shuǐ luò shí chū | everything comes to light | |
| 水麥冬科 | 水麦冬科 | Shuǐ mài dōng kē | Juncaginaceae |
| 水面 | shuǐ miàn | water surface | |
| 水墨畫 | 水墨画 | shuǐ mò huà | ink and wash painting |
| 水母 | shuǐ mǔ | jellyfish | |
| 水木一郎 | Shuǐ mù yī láng | Ichiro Mizuki | |
| 水泥 | shuǐ ní | cement | |
| 水鳥 | 水鸟 | shuǐ niǎo | (n) water bird |
| 水牛 | shuǐ niú | water buffalo | |
| 水牛屬 | 水牛属 | shuǐ niú shǔ | bubalus |
| 水泡 | shuǐ pào | bubble; blister | |
| 水盆 | shuǐ pén | basin | |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | level (of achievement, etc.); standard | |
| 水平面 | shuǐ píng miàn | plane | |
| 水汽 | shuǐ qì | water vapor; steam; moisture | |
| 水球 | shuǐ qiú | water polo | |
| 水鼩鼱屬 | 水鼩鼱属 | Shuǐ qú jīng shǔ | Neomys |
| 水圈 | shuǐ quān | the earth's ocean; the hydrosphere (geology) | |
| 水杉 | shuǐ shān | metasequoia | |
| 水上飛機 | 水上飞机 | shuǐ shàng fēi jī | seaplane |
| 水上滑行 | shuǐ shàng huá xíng | water skiing | |
| 水上鄉 | 水上乡 | Shuǐ shàng xiāng | (N) Shuishang (village in Taiwan) |
| 水手 | shuǐ shǒu | mariner; sailor; seaman | |
| 水獺屬 | 水獭属 | shuǐ tà shǔ | lutra |
| 水體 | 水体 | shuǐ tǐ | body of water |
| 水桶 | shuǐ tǒng | bucket | |
| 水土 | shuǐ tǔ | (n) water and soil; (n) climate | |
| 水土保持 | shuǐ tǔ bǎo chí | (n) soil conservation | |
| 水豚 | shuǐ tún | capybara | |
| 水危機 | 水危机 | shuǐ wēi jī | water crisis |
| 水位 | shuǐ wèi | water level | |
| 水污染 | shuǐ wū rǎn | water pollution | |
| 水鼷鹿屬 | 水鼷鹿属 | Shuǐ xī lù shǔ | Hyemoschus aquaticus |
| 水系 | shuǐ xì | drainage system | |
| 水下核爆炸 | shuǐ xià hé bào zhà | nuclear underwater burst; underwater nuclear explosion | |
| 水下核試驗 | 水下核试验 | shuǐ xià hé shì yàn | underwater nuclear test |
| 水仙 | shuǐ xiān | (n) Narcissus | |
| 水仙花 | shuǐ xiān huā | daffodil | |
| 水相 | shuǐ xiāng | aqueous phase | |
| 水箱 | shuǐ xiāng | (n) water tank | |
| 水星 | shuǐ xīng | Mercury (planet) | |
| 水楊酸 | 水杨酸 | shuǐ yáng suān | salicylic acid |
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