Use “water” for 水 as a Drink-class object. It may also be purchased as a physical object.
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water
水
The common liquid used for drinking.
Standard Mapping
- Chinese
- 水
- Pinyin
- shuǐ
- Meaning
- 用于饮用的水
- Note
- Drink-class physical object.
Meaning and Usage
Mapping Boundary
Correct Mapping
She drink water → 她喝水。
Incorrect Mapping or Split
She eat water → 她吃水。
Reason
The object class selects drink rather than eat.
Chinglish Examples
He only drink water
Chinese Sentence
他只喝水。
Full Pinyin
tā zhǐ hē shuǐ
Natural English
He only drinks water.
You often drink water
Chinese Sentence
你经常喝水。
Full Pinyin
nǐ jīng cháng hē shuǐ
Natural English
You often drink water.
She drink water
Chinese Sentence
她喝水。
Full Pinyin
tā hē shuǐ
Natural English
She drinks water.
They buy water
Chinese Sentence
他们买水。
Full Pinyin
tā men mǎi shuǐ
Natural English
They buy water.