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Traditional form:

Pinyin (reading):

shuǐ

Definitions:

  • water
  • (after a name) ... River
  • to swim (used mostly in 會水/会水 (huìshuǐ) and 水性 (shuǐxìng))
  • (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
  • (bound form) additional cost; extra income
  • classifier for washings of a garment

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