Word: 水 (shuǐ)

管道里流的不是水，是人血。

Guǎndào lǐ liú de bú shì shuǐ, shì rén xuè.

It wasn't water flowing through the pipes, but human blood.

给我一桶水。

Gěi wǒ yì tǒng shuǐ.

Bring me a bucket of water.

给我搞点水！

Gěi wǒ gǎo diǎn shuǐ!

Give me some water!

美不美，故乡水；亲不亲，故乡人

měi bù měi, gùxiāng shuǐ; qīn bù qīn, gùxiāng rén

beautiful or not, the water of home; close or not, the people of home

肥田不如瘦水

féitián bùrú shòu shuǐ

fertile fields are not as good as lean water

能给我带一点水来吗？

Néng gěi wǒ dài yìdiǎn shuǐ lái ma?

Could you bring me some water?

船帮水,水帮船

chuánbāng shuǐ,shuǐ bāng chuán

the boat helps the water, the water helps the boat

节约用水成了社会风尚。

Jiéyuē yòng shuǐ chéng le shèhuì fēngshàng.

Saving water has become a social custom.

节约用水的观念深入人心。

Jiéyuē yòng shuǐ de guānniàn shēnrùrénxīn.

The idea of saving water has become widely accepted among the people.

花需要适量的水和充足的阳光。

Huā xūyào shìliàng de shuǐ hé chōngzú de yángguāng.

Flowers need an appropriate amount of water and plenty of sunshine.

蒸锅里的水快烧干了！

Zhēngguō lǐ de shuǐ kuài shāo gānle!

The water in the steamer is about to boil dry!

蘸水钢笔，没有胆

zhàn shuǐ gāngbǐ, méiyǒu dǎn

a dip pen: has no bladder

西藏的好水就是世界的好水。

Xīzàng de hǎo shuǐ jiùshì shìjiè de hǎo shuǐ.

Good water for Tibet is good water for the world.

观众可以在门口买水吗？

Guānzhòng kěyǐ zài ménkǒu mǎi shuǐ ma?

Can the audience buy water at the entrance?

话说三遍淡如水

huà shuō sān biàn dàn rú shuǐ

words said three times are bland as water

说出的话，泼出的水

shuōchū de huà, pō chū de shuǐ

words spoken are like water spilled

请仔细观察水的变化。

Qǐng zǐxì guānchá shuǐ de biànhuà.

Please observe carefully how the water changes.

请再给我一些水。

Qǐng zài gěi wǒ yìxiē shuǐ.

I would like some more water.

请帮我把水里的球捞出来。

Qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ shuǐ lǐ de qiú lāo chūlái.

Please help me fish the ball out of the water.

请给我水就好了。

Qǐng gěi wǒ shuǐ jiù hǎole.

Just water, please.

豆腐多了一包水，空话多了无人信

dòufu duō le yì bāo shuǐ, kōnghuà duō le wúrén xìn

too much tofu is just a bag of water; too much empty talk and no one believes it

走马有个前蹄失，急水也有回头浪

zǒumǎ yǒu gè qián tí shī, jí shuǐ yě yǒu huítóu làng

even a galloping horse stumbles on a front hoof; even fast water has backward waves

还剩一点水。

Hái shèng yìdiǎn shuǐ.

There is a little water left.

这个杯子里有水。

Zhège bēizi lǐ yǒu shuǐ.

This glass contains water.

这个杯子里盛着水。

Zhège bēizi lǐ chéngzhe shuǐ.

This glass contains water.

这个池塘里的水很少。

Zhège chítáng lǐ de shuǐ hěn shǎo.

There is little water in the pond.

这些庄稼需要多少水？

Zhèxiē zhuāngjia xūyào duōshǎo shuǐ?

How much water do these crops need?

这些水闻起来很香。

Zhèxiē shuǐ wén qǐlai hěn xiāng.

This water smells good.

这口井供全村人用水。

Zhè kǒujǐng gōng quán cūn rén yòng shuǐ.

This well supplies water for the whole village.

这条河的水干了。

Zhè tiáo hé de shuǐ gānle.

There was no water in the river.

这条河的水很洁净。

Zhè tiáo hé de shuǐ hěn jiéjìng.

The water in this river is very clean.

这杯果汁掺了太多水。

Zhè bēi guǒzhī chān le tài duō shuǐ.

This glass of juice has too much water mixed in.

这株草需要多少水？

Zhè zhū cǎo xūyào duōshǎo shuǐ?

How much water does this plant need?

这水不能喝。

Zhè shuǐ bùnéng hē.

This water cannot be drunk.

这水被石油污染了。

Zhè shuǐ bèi shíyóu wūrǎnle.

This water was polluted by oil.

这盆兰花需要多少水？

Zhè pén lánhuā xūyào duōshǎo shuǐ?

How much water does this orchid need?

这辆车是两栖的，水里也能开。

Zhè liàng chē shì liǎngqī de, shuǐ lǐ yě néng kāi.

This vehicle is amphibious and can be driven in water too.

这里水太浅，不要跳水！

Zhèlǐ shuǐ tài qiǎn, búyào tiàoshuǐ!

The water here is too shallow, so don't dive in!

这里的水资源还没有被开发。

Zhèlǐ de shuǐ zīyuán hái méiyǒu bèi kāifā.

The water resources here have not yet been exploited.

那两个男子就像水和火。

Nà liǎng gè nánzǐ jiù xiàng shuǐ hé huǒ.

The two men were like fire and water.

金子比水重得多。

Jīnzi bǐ shuǐ zhòng de duō.

Gold is far heavier than water.

锅里添水不如釜底抽薪

guō li tiān shuǐ bùrú fǔdǐchōuxīn

adding water to the pot is not as good as pulling firewood from under the cauldron

锅里的水已经开了。

Guō lǐ de shuǐ yǐjīng kāile.

The water in the pot is already boiling.

锅里的水都蒸光了。

Guō lǐ de shuǐ dōu zhēng guāng le.

All the water in the pot has boiled away.

附近没有水，很难灭火。

Fùjìn méiyǒu shuǐ, hěn nán mièhuǒ.

There's no water nearby, so it's hard to put out the fire.

雨太大，坝里的水满了。

Yǔ tài dà, bà lǐ de shuǐ mǎnle.

The rain was so heavy that the dam is full of water.

雪化了，地表上都是水。

Xuě huà le, dìbiǎo shàng dōu shì shuǐ.

The snow melted, and the ground is covered in water.

青蛙跳进水里不见了！

Qīngwā tiàojìn shuǐ lǐ bújiànle!

The frog jumped into the water and disappeared!

页岩气开采会用掉很多水。

Yèyánqì kāicǎi huì yòng diào hěn duō shuǐ.

Extracting shale gas uses up a lot of water.

风不来,树不动;船不摇,水不浑

fēng bù lái,shù bú dòng;chuán bù yáo,shuǐ bù hún

if the wind doesn't come, the tree doesn't move; if the boat doesn't rock, the water doesn't get muddy

鱼不可离了水，虎不可离了冈

yú bùkě líle shuǐ, hǔ bùkě líle gāng

a fish must not leave the water, a tiger must not leave its ridge

鱼离开水就无法生存。

Yú líkāi shuǐ jiù wúfǎ shēngcún.

Fish cannot live out of water.

鱼篮子打水，处处是漏洞

yú lánzi dǎ shuǐ, chùchù shì lòudòng

drawing water with a fish basket: full of holes everywhere

鸭子过河,不沾水

yāzi guòhé,bù zhān shuǐ

a duck crossing a river: doesn't get wet

麻绳沾水，越来越紧

máshéng zhān shuǐ, yuèláiyuè jǐn

Wetting hemp rope: tighter and tighter

黄河水,倒不完

Huáng Hé shuǐ,dào bù wán

Yellow River water: can't finish pouring (telling)

黄河水,难清

Huáng Hé shuǐ,nán qīng

Yellow River water: hard to get clear (to invite)

黑海里的水事实上是黑的吗？

Hēihǎi lǐ de shuǐ shìshíshàng shì hēi de ma?

Is the water in the Black Sea actually black?