汽水
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)
汽水 (qìshuǐ) · soda
汽水 (qìshuǐ) means “soda; soft drink”. It is written with 2 characters: 汽 (steam) + 水 (water). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 汽水 is built
The characters
汽 qì · steam
What 汽 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 气qì — air
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: Liquid 氵 gas 气; 气 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
水 shuǐ · water
What 水 is made of
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: A river running between two banks; compare 川 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我想喝一瓶汽水。Wǒ xiǎng hē yī píng qìshuǐ.I want to drink a bottle of soda.
小孩子不要喝太多汽水。Xiǎo háizi bù yào hē tài duō qìshuǐ.Little kids shouldn't drink too much soda.
Questions about 汽水
What does 汽水 mean?
汽水 (qìshuǐ) means “soda; soft drink”.
How do you pronounce 汽水?
汽水 is pronounced qìshuǐ.
Which HSK level is 汽水?
汽水 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 汽车qìchēcar
- 公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus
- 汽油qìyóugasoline
- 水果shuǐguǒfruit
- 水平shuǐpínglevel
- 药水yàoshuǐliquid medicine
- 凉水liángshuǐcold water
- 纯净水chúnjìngshuǐpurified water
- 海水hǎishuǐseawater
- 开水kāishuǐboiled water
Learn 汽水 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 74: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.