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fruit
mineral water
horizontal
soda pop
sweat
rain and snow
boiled water
teardrop
moisture content
Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March
deluge
salary
Notice where 水 sits in each complete thought.
He earns twice as much as me.
Source: Tatoeba #349708 · CC BY 2.0 FRWe are on the same level.
Source: Tatoeba #13944419 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe wiped the sweat from his face.
Source: Tatoeba #366890 · CC BY 2.0 FRTears fell from his eyes.
Source: Tatoeba #1186909 · CC BY 2.0 FRThis was a warning: the floods were coming.
Source: Tatoeba #2367595 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe earns twice as much as me.
Source: Tatoeba #349707 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.