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shuǐ

水shuǐshuǐ
water
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Usages of shuǐ

我wǒ　有yǒu　水shuǐ。wǒ yǒu shuǐ.
I have water.
你nǐ　有yǒu　水shuǐ　吗ma？nǐ yǒu shuǐ ma?
Do you have water?
你nǐ　要yào　水shuǐ　吗ma？nǐ yào shuǐ ma?
Do you want water?
我wǒ　要yào　喝hē　水shuǐ。wǒ yào hē shuǐ.
I want to drink water.
我wǒ　没有méiyǒu　水shuǐ。wǒ méiyǒu shuǐ.
I don’t have water.
我们wǒmen　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　水shuǐ　和hé　茶chá。wǒmen dōu xǐhuan hē shuǐ hé chá.
We all like to drink water and tea.
你nǐ　要yào　一yì　杯bēi　水shuǐ　吗ma？nǐ yào yì bēi shuǐ ma?
Do you want a cup of water?
我wǒ　不bú　要yào　水shuǐ，我wǒ　要yào　一yì　杯bēi　茶chá。wǒ bú yào shuǐ,wǒ yào yì bēi chá.
I don’t want water; I want a cup of tea.
谁shéi　可以kěyǐ　给gěi　她tā　水shuǐ？shéi kěyǐ gěi tā shuǐ?
Who can give her some water?
我wǒ　先xiān　喝hē　一点儿yìdiǎnr　水shuǐ，　再zài　去qù　公司gōngsī。wǒ xiān hē yìdiǎnr shuǐ, zài qù gōngsī.
I’ll drink a little water first, then go to the company.
你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　给gěi　我wǒ　一点儿yìdiǎnr　水shuǐ　吗ma？nǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ yìdiǎnr shuǐ ma?
Can you give me a little water?
你nǐ　多duō　喝hē　水shuǐ　吧ba。nǐ duō hē shuǐ ba.
Drink more water.
我Wǒ　不但bùdàn　想xiǎng　去qù　超市chāoshì，　而且érqiě　要yào　马上mǎshàng　买mǎi　水shuǐ。Wǒ bùdàn xiǎng qù chāoshì, érqiě yào mǎshàng mǎi shuǐ.
I not only want to go to the supermarket, but also need to buy water right away.
天气tiānqì　热rè　的de　时候shíhou，　她tā　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　冷lěng　水shuǐ，　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　热rè　茶chá。tiānqì rè de shíhou, tā xǐhuan hē lěng shuǐ, wǒ xǐhuan hē rè chá.
When it’s hot, she likes to drink cold water; I like to drink hot tea.
天气tiānqì　很hěn　热rè，　我们wǒmen　多duō　喝hē　水shuǐ　吧ba。tiānqì hěn rè, wǒmen duō hē shuǐ ba.
The weather is hot; let's drink more water.
她tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　已经yǐjīng　吃chī　饱bǎo　了le，　可是kěshì　还hái　想xiǎng　喝hē　一点儿yìdiǎnr　水shuǐ。tā shuō zìjǐ yǐjīng chī bǎo le, kěshì hái xiǎng hē yìdiǎnr shuǐ.
She said she was already full, but still wanted to drink a little water.
你nǐ　喝hē　点儿diǎnr　水shuǐ　吧ba。nǐ hē diǎnr shuǐ ba.
Have a little water.
下班xiàbān　前qián　我wǒ　常常chángcháng　喝hē　一点儿yìdiǎnr　水shuǐ。xiàbān qián wǒ chángcháng hē yìdiǎnr shuǐ.
Before getting off work, I often drink a little water.
医生yīshēng　说shuō　她tā　的de　症状zhèngzhuàng　不bù　太tài　严重yánzhòng，　可是kěshì　要yào　多duō　喝hē　水shuǐ。yīshēng shuō tā de zhèngzhuàng bù tài yánzhòng, kěshì yào duō hē shuǐ.
The doctor said her symptoms were not too serious, but she should drink more water.
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