Meaning of 水分
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- moisture content
- (fig.) overstatement; padding
How to use 水分
水分 is used literally for moisture in food, soil, skin or the body, often with 补充 (bǔchōng, to replenish) or 含 (hán, to contain). Figuratively it means exaggeration or inflated numbers, as in 挤掉水分 (jǐ diào shuǐfèn, squeeze out the padding). Example: 这份报告有很多水分。(Zhè fèn bàogào yǒu hěn duō shuǐfèn.) This report is full of exaggeration.
水 (shuǐ) means water and 分 (fèn) here means a share or component, so 水分 is the water share inside something. If a report has too much "water" in it, it is diluted with padding.
Common mistake: Learners often read 分 here as first tone fēn, as in 分钟 (fēnzhōng), but in 水分 it is fourth tone fèn. Also, 水分 is a noun, so do not use it as an adjective for "wet"; use 湿 (shī) for that.
水分 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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水 shuǐ · water · 4 strokes
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分 fēn · to divide · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 水分.
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minute |
| 部分 | bùfen | part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] |
| 一部分 | yī bùfen | portion; part of |
| 十分 | shífēn | very; completely |
| 分开 | fēnkāi | to separate; to part |
| 大部分 | dàbùfen | the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4] |
| 水平 | shuǐpíng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 分数 | fēnshù | (exam) grade; mark |
| 药水 | yàoshuǐ | medicine in liquid form; bottled medicine |
| 分别 | fēnbié | to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart |
| 得分 | défēn | to score a point (in a competition, test etc); score; rating; grade |
Questions about 水分
What does 水分 mean?
水分 (shuǐfèn) means "moisture content; (fig.) overstatement; padding" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 水分?
水分 is made of 2 characters: 水 (4 strokes), 分 (4 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 水分 an HSK word?
Yes. 水分 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 水分 and 水?
水 (shuǐ) is water itself, something you drink or pour. 水分 (shuǐfèn) is the water contained inside something, like fruit, skin or soil. You drink 水, but a watermelon 含有很多水分 (contains a lot of moisture).
How do you say someone's claim is exaggerated using 水分?
You can say 他说的话有水分 (tā shuō de huà yǒu shuǐfèn), meaning what he says is inflated. For statistics, people say 数据有水分 (shùjù yǒu shuǐfèn), the data is padded.