饮水 meaning in English

yǐn shuǐ

to drink water; drinking water

HSK 7-9Traditional 飲水11 strokes

Meaning of 饮水

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yǐnshuǐ
  1. to drink water
  2. drinking water
yìnshuǐ
  1. to give water (to animals)

饮水 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ只zhǐ能néng喝hē从cóng饮yǐn水shuǐ器qì来lái的de水shuǐ。
You can only drink water from the water dispenser.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

饮 yǐn · to swallow · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

水 shuǐ · water · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 饮水.

水果shuǐguǒfruit
水平shuǐpínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
药水yàoshuǐmedicine in liquid form; bottled medicine
凉水liángshuǐcool water; unboiled water
海水hǎishuǐseawater
汽水qìshuǐsoda pop; carbonated soft drink
泪水lèishuǐteardrop; tears
矿泉水kuàngquánshuǐmineral water
开水kāishuǐboiled water; boiling water
纯净水chúnjìngshuǐpurified water
饮料yǐnliàodrink; beverage
饮食yǐnshíeating and drinking; food and drink; diet

Questions about 饮水

What does 饮水 mean?

饮水 (yǐn shuǐ) means "to drink water; drinking water".

How do you write 饮水?

饮水 is made of 2 characters: 饮 (7 strokes), 水 (4 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 饮水 an HSK word?

Yes. 饮水 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 饮水 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 饮水 is written 飲水.