淡水
Old HSK 6
淡水 (dànshuǐ) · fresh water
淡水 (dànshuǐ) means “fresh water”. It is written with 2 characters: 淡 (bland) + 水 (water). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 淡水 is built
The characters
淡 dàn · bland
What 淡 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 炎yán — flame
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 人rén — person
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 人rén — person
- 火huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 炎 gives the sound. (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
淡水资源非常宝贵。Dànshuǐ zīyuán fēicháng bǎoguì.Fresh water resources are very precious.
这种鱼生活在淡水里。Zhè zhǒng yú shēnghuó zài dànshuǐ lǐ.This fish lives in fresh water.
Questions about 淡水
What does 淡水 mean?
淡水 (dànshuǐ) means “fresh water”.
How do you pronounce 淡水?
淡水 is pronounced dànshuǐ.
Which HSK level is 淡水?
淡水 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 冷淡lěngdàncold
- 清淡qīngdànlight (food)
- 淡季dànjìoff season
- 淡dànbland
- 水果shuǐguǒfruit
- 水平shuǐpínglevel
- 药水yàoshuǐliquid medicine
- 凉水liángshuǐcold water
- 纯净水chúnjìngshuǐpurified water
- 海水hǎishuǐseawater
Learn 淡水 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.