淡水 Traditional form: 淡水 Pinyin (reading): dànshuǐ Definitions: potable water (water with low salt content) fresh water Characters: 淡 - watery, dilute; insipid, tasteless 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice Traditional characters: 淡 - watery, dilute; insipid, tasteless 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice