Word: 水 (shuǐ)

一个和尚挑水吃，两个和尚抬水吃，三个和尚没水吃

yí gè héshang tiāo shuǐ chī, liǎng gè héshang tái shuǐ chī, sāngèhéshangméishuǐchī

one monk carries water to drink, two monks share a pole to carry it, three monks have no water

一些世界上最蓝的水在火山湖。

Yìxiē shìjiè shàng zuì lán de shuǐ zài huǒshān hú.

Some of the bluest water in the world is found in Crater Lake.

一条扁担挑两桶水，哪头也不落空

yìtiáo biǎndan tiāo liǎng tǒng shuǐ, nǎ tóu yě bú luòkōng

a carrying pole with two buckets of water: neither end is empty

一瓢水泼到地上，想收也收不起来

yìpiáo shuǐ pō dào dìshang, xiǎng shōu yě shōu bù qǐlai

a ladle of water spilled on the ground: you can't gather it back

下了很大的雨，水库的水满了。

Xià le hěn dà de yǔ, shuǐkù de shuǐ mǎnle.

It rained heavily, and the reservoir is full.

下河才知水深浅

xià hé cái zhī shuǐ shēnqiǎn

only when you go into the river do you learn how deep it is

不要让水一直流。

Búyào ràng shuǐ yìzhí liú.

Don't leave the water running.

为了环保，请自带水杯。

Wèile huánbǎo, qǐng zìdài shuǐ bēi.

For the sake of the environment, please bring your own cup.

九溪十八涧的水，冲来的

jiǔxī shíbā jiàn de shuǐ, chōng lái de

the water of nine streams and eighteen gullies: it was washed together

人不亲土亲，河不亲水亲

rén bù qīn tǔ qīn, hé bù qīn shuǐ qīn

people may not be close, but the soil is close; rivers may not be close, but the water is close

人往高处走，水往低处流

rén wǎng gāochù zǒu, shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú

people go to higher places, water flows to lower places

人抬人高，水抬船高

rén tái rén gāo, shuǐ tái chuán gāo

people lifting people makes them tall; water lifting a boat makes it high

今天池里的水可真多。

Jīntiān Chí lǐ de shuǐ kě zhēn duō.

There is much water in the pond today.

他伸出脚，试探水到底有多深。

Tā shēnchū jiǎo, shìtàn shuǐ dàodǐ yǒu duō shēn.

He stuck out his foot to test how deep the water was.

他喝了三杯水。

Tā hēle sān bēi shuǐ.

He drank three glasses of water.

他往杯子里灌满了水。

Tā wǎng bēizi lǐ guàn mǎnle shuǐ.

He filled the cup to the brim with water.

他打了一整桶水。

Tā dǎle yì zhěng tǒng shuǐ.

He collected an entire bucket of water.

他把瓶子灌满了水。

Tā bǎ píngzi guàn mǎnle shuǐ.

He filled the bottle with water.

他把高尔夫球打进了水里。

Tā bǎ gāo'ěrfūqiú dǎ jìnle shuǐ lǐ.

He hit the golf ball into the water.

他每天喝大量的水。

Tā měitiān hē dàliàng de shuǐ.

He drinks a large amount of water every day.

他深吸一口气，潜入了水中。

Tā shēn xī yìkǒuqì, qiánrùle shuǐ zhōng.

He took a deep breath and dived into the water.

他给了我一支快没水了的笔。

Tā gěi le wǒ yìzhī kuài méi shuǐ le de bǐ.

He gave me a pen whose ink was almost all used up.

他要了水喝。

Tā yàole shuǐ hē.

He asked for a drink of water.

伤口还没愈合，别碰水。

Shāngkǒu hái méi yùhé, bié pèng shuǐ.

The wound hasn't healed yet, so keep it out of water.

低温使水变成冰。

Dīwēn shǐ shuǐ biànchéng bīng.

Low temperatures turn water into ice.

你一天该喝多少毫升水？

Nǐ yì tiān gāi hē duōshǎo háoshēng shuǐ?

How many milliliters of water should you drink a day?

你在浪费水。

Nǐ zài làngfèi shuǐ.

You're wasting water.

你把胶囊和水一起吞下去。

Nǐ bǎ jiāonáng hé shuǐ yìqǐ tūn xiàqù.

Swallow the capsule down with water.

你的咖啡里水很少。

Nǐ de kāfēi lǐ shuǐ hěn shǎo.

There is very little water in your coffee.

你的背包里有水吗？

Nǐ de bēibāo lǐ yǒu shuǐ ma?

Is there any water in your backpack?

你确定你只要水吗？

Nǐ quèdìng nǐ zhǐyào shuǐ ma?

Are you sure you just want water?

入山问樵,入水问渔

rù shān wèn qiáo,rù shuǐ wèn yú

entering the mountains ask the woodcutter, entering the water ask the fisherman

兵无常势，水无常形

bīngwúchángshì, shuǐ wúcháng xíng

war has no fixed formation, as water has no fixed shape

农业需要消耗大量的水。

Nóngyè xūyào xiāohào dàliàng de shuǐ.

Agriculture consumes a great amount of water.

冰在水中融化。

Bīng zài shuǐ zhōng rónghuà.

Ice melts in water.

冰融化成水。

Bīng rónghuà chéng shuǐ.

Ice melts to become water.

冲奶粉的水不能太热。

Chōng nǎifěn de shuǐ bùnéng tài rè.

The water for mixing milk powder shouldn't be too hot.

利刀劈不断水

lìdāo pī búduàn shuǐ

a sharp knife can't cut water in two

别把水泼到我身上！

Bié bǎ shuǐ pō dào wǒ shēnshang!

Don't splash water on me!

前面有水，你迈过去吧。

Qiánmiàn yǒu shuǐ, nǐ mài guòqù ba.

There's water ahead, so just step over it.

勾芡的时候，水要慢慢倒。

Gōuqiàn de shíhou, shuǐ yào mànmàn dào.

When thickening with starch, pour the starch water in slowly.

十五个吊桶打水，七上八下

shíwǔ gè diàotǒng dǎ shuǐ, qīshàngbāxià

fifteen buckets drawing water: seven going up, eight going down

卖水的看大河，尽是钱

mài shuǐ de kàn dàhé, jìn shì qián

a water seller looking at a great river: all he sees is money

去拿点水来。

Qù ná diǎn shuǐ lái.

Go get some water.

古人用陶器煮饭和装水。

Gǔrén yòng táoqì zhǔfàn hé zhuāng shuǐ.

People in ancient times used pottery to cook rice and store water.

各位想喝果汁还是水？

Gèwèi xiǎng hē guǒzhī háishi shuǐ?

Would you all like to drink fruit juice or water?

和尚多了没水吃

héshang duō le méi shuǐ chī

with too many monks, there's no water to drink

哪个鱼儿不识水

nǎge yú ér bù shí shuǐ

which fish doesn't know water

喝水呛到了，水进了气管。

Hēshuǐ qiàngdàole, shuǐ jìnle qìguǎn.

I choked while drinking, and water went down my windpipe.

地球的表面有七成是水。

Dìqiú de biǎomiàn yǒu qī chéng shì shuǐ.

The surface of the earth is 70% water.

墨水在水里慢慢扩散。

Mòshuǐ zài shuǐ lǐ mànmàn kuòsàn.

The ink slowly spreads out in the water.

士兵给了我水。

Shìbīng gěi le wǒ shuǐ.

The soldier gave water to me.

壶里的水开了，快关火。

Hú lǐ de shuǐ kāile, kuài guān huǒ.

The water in the pot is boiling, so turn off the heat quickly.

外乡酒不如家乡水

wàixiāng jiǔ bùrú jiāxiāng shuǐ

wine from another place is no match for water from home

大河有水小河满，大河没水小河干

dàhé yǒu shuǐ xiǎohé mǎn, dàhé méi shuǐ xiǎohé gān

when the big river has water the small one is full, when it has none the small one dries up

大河的水向东流,没法儿回头

dàhé de shuǐ xiàngdōng liú,méifǎr huítóu

the big river's water flows east: there's no turning back

大海不嫌水多，大山不嫌树多

dàhǎi bù xián shuǐ duō, Dàshān bù xián shù duō

the sea never finds its water too much, the mountain never finds its trees too many

大雨过后，水漫进了一楼。

Dàyǔ guòhòu, shuǐ màn jìnle yì lóu.

After the heavy rain, water flooded into the first floor.

天不会总阴，水不会总浑

tiān búhuì zǒng yīn, shuǐ búhuì zǒng hún

the sky isn't always overcast, the water isn't always muddy

天塌有高个儿，水淹有矮子

tiān tā yǒu gāogèr, shuǐ yān yǒu ǎizi

If the sky falls, the tall ones are there; if water floods, the short ones are there

失重时，水会变成圆球。

Shīzhòng shí, shuǐ huì biànchéng yuánqiú.

In weightlessness, water forms into round balls.

女儿是水作的，男人是泥作的。

Nǚ'ér shì shuǐ zuò de, nánrén shì ní zuò de.

Women are made of water and men are made of earth.

她不假思索地跳进水里救孩子。

Tā bùjiǎsīsuǒ de tiàojìn shuǐ lǐ jiù háizi.

Without thinking, she jumped into the water to save the child.

她为了满减，多买了两瓶水。

Tā wèile mǎnjiǎn, duō mǎile liǎng píng shuǐ.

To qualify for the spend-and-save deal, she bought two extra bottles of water.

妈妈在花上喷了一点水。

Māma zài huā shàng pēnle yìdiǎn shuǐ.

Mom sprayed a little water on the flowers.

妈妈用盆装了一些水。

Māma yòng pén zhuāngle yìxiē shuǐ.

Mom filled a basin with some water.

家畜也需要干净的水。

Jiāchù yě xūyào gānjìng de shuǐ.

Livestock need clean water too.

家里应该储备一些药和水。

Jiālǐ yīnggāi chǔbèi yìxiē yào hé shuǐ.

A home should keep a stock of some medicine and water.

小壶里的水开得快

xiǎohú lǐ de shuǐ kāi de kuài

water in a small kettle boils quickly

小河涨水大河满，小河没水大河干

xiǎohé zhǎngshuǐ dàhé mǎn, xiǎohé méi shuǐ dàhé gān

when small rivers rise the big river is full; when small rivers have no water the big river runs dry

小老鼠钻进水壶里，光顾游壶，忘了遭水淹

xiǎolǎoshǔ zuānjìn shuǐhú lǐ, guānggù yóu hú, wàngle zāo shuǐ yān

a little mouse climbs into a kettle: so busy swimming in the kettle (lake) it forgets it's being drowned

尘不迷人眼，水不迷鱼眼，草不迷鹰眼

chén bù mírén yǎn, shuǐ bù mí yúyǎn, cǎo bù mí yīngyǎn

dust can't blind a person's eyes, water can't blind a fish's eyes, grass can't blind an eagle's eyes

屋檐上的雪慢慢化成了水。

Wūyán shàng de xuě mànmàn huàchéngle shuǐ.

The snow on the eaves slowly melted into water.

山上的水都流向这个湖。

Shānshàng de shuǐ dōu liúxiàng zhège hú.

All the water from the mountain flows toward this lake.

山有高峰，水有激流

shān yǒu gāofēng, shuǐ yǒu jīliú

mountains have high peaks, rivers have rapids

山涧里的水清得能看到底。

Shānjiàn lǐ de shuǐ qīng de néng kàn dàodǐ.

The water in the mountain stream is so clear you can see the bottom.

山涧里的水清得能看见小鱼。

Shānjiàn lǐ de shuǐ qīng de néng kànjiàn xiǎoyú.

The water in the mountain stream is so clear you can see little fish.

山脚下有一眼泉，水很清。

Shān jiǎoxià yǒu yìyǎn quán, shuǐ hěn qīng.

There's a spring at the foot of the mountain, and the water is very clear.

山脚下的湖水是翠绿的。

Shān jiǎoxià de hú shuǐ shì cuìlǜ de.

The lake water at the foot of the mountain is greenish-blue.

山里的水是怎么输送到村子的？

Shān lǐ de shuǐ shì zěnme shūsòng dào cūnzi de?

How is the water from the mountains delivered to the village?

山里的空气和水都很洁净。

Shān lǐ de kōngqì hé shuǐ dōu hěn jiéjìng.

The air and water in the mountains are both very clean.

工人把河里的水取回去化验。

Gōngrén bǎ hé lǐ de shuǐ qǔ huíqu huàyàn.

The workers took water from the river back to be tested in the lab.

工厂把有毒的水排进了河里。

Gōngchǎng bǎ yǒudú de shuǐ pái jìnle hé lǐ.

The factory dumped poisonous water into the river.

当水被加热时，水汽蒸发。

Dāng shuǐ bèi jiārè shí, shuǐqì zhēngfā.

Water evaporates when it is heated.

往果汁里兑点水，不会太甜。

Wǎng guǒzhī lǐ duì diǎn shuǐ, búhuì tài tián.

Add a little water to the juice and it won't be too sweet.

急水也有回头浪

jí shuǐ yě yǒu huítóu làng

even fast water has waves that turn back

急水滩头慢行船

jí shuǐ tāntóu màn xíngchuán

at a rapid shoal, sail the boat slowly

惯骑马的惯跌跤，河里淹死会水的

guàn qímǎ de guàn diējiāo, hé li yānsǐ huì shuǐ de

those used to riding horses are used to falling; those who drown in the river are the ones who can swim

成家犹如针挑土，败家好似水推沙

chéngjiā yóurú zhēn tiāo tǔ, bàijiā hǎosì shuǐ tuī Shā

Building a family fortune is like lifting soil with a needle; ruining it is like water washing away sand

我们喝了一点水。

Wǒmen hēle yìdiǎn shuǐ.

We drank a little.

我们家一个月用多少吨水？

Wǒmen jiā yí gè yuè yòng duōshǎo dūn shuǐ?

How many tons of water does our household use in a month?

我们每天用很多的水。

Wǒmen měitiān yòng hěn duō de shuǐ.

We use a lot of water every day.

我们没有电力和水就不能生活。

Wǒmen méiyǒu diànlì hé shuǐ jiù bùnéng shēnghuó.

There is no life without electricity and water.

我们需要的只有水。

Wǒmen xūyào de zhǐyǒu shuǐ.

All we need is water.

我将水倒入了桶中。

Wǒ jiāng shuǐ dào rùle tǒng zhōng.

I poured water into the bucket.

我有咖啡、茶、水跟新鲜果汁。

Wǒ yǒu kāfēi, chá, shuǐ gēn xīnxiān guǒzhī.

I have coffee, tea, water, and fresh fruit juice.

我给门口的环卫工人递了一瓶水。

Wǒ gěi ménkǒu de huánwèigōngrén dìle yì píng shuǐ.

I handed a bottle of water to the sanitation worker at the door.

所有的植物都需要阳光和水。

Suǒyǒu de zhíwù dōu xūyào yángguāng hé shuǐ.

All plants need water and light.

打死会拳的,淹死会水的

dǎsǐ huì quán de,yānsǐ huì shuǐ de

those who know boxing get beaten to death, those who can swim get drowned

打铁的火炉泼上水,白搭一火

dǎtiě de huǒlú pō shàng shuǐ,báidā yì huǒ

water thrown on the blacksmith's furnace: a whole fire (partnership) wasted