水族
shuǐ zú
Pinyin

Definition

水族
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Shuǐ zú
  1. Shui ethnic group of Guangxi
水族
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shuǐ zú
  1. collective term for aquatic animals

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

家族
jiā zú
  1. 1 family
  2. 2 clan
民族
mín zú
  1. 1 nationality
  2. 2 ethnic group
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
水
Shuǐ
  1. 1 surname Shui
水平
shuǐ píng
  1. 1 level (of achievement etc)
  2. 2 standard
  3. 3 horizontal
水果
shuǐ guǒ
  1. 1 fruit
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
水瓶座
Shuǐ píng zuò
  1. 1 Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
泪水
lèi shuǐ
  1. 1 teardrop
  2. 2 tears
一族
yī zú
  1. 1 social group
  2. 2 subculture
  3. 3 family
  4. 4 clan
  5. 5 see also 族[zú]
一头雾水
yī tóu wù shuǐ
  1. 1 to be confused
  2. 2 to be baffled
上班族
shàng bān zú
  1. 1 office workers (as social group)
下水
xià shuǐ
  1. 1 downstream
  2. 2 to go into the water
  3. 3 to put into water
  4. 4 to launch (a ship)
  5. 5 fig. to fall into bad ways
  6. 6 to lead astray
  7. 7 to go to pot
下水道
xià shuǐ dào
  1. 1 sewer
冰水
bīng shuǐ
  1. 1 iced water
冷水
lěng shuǐ
  1. 1 cold water
  2. 2 unboiled water
  3. 3 fig. not yet ready (of plans)
出水
chū shuǐ
  1. 1 to discharge water
  2. 2 to appear out of the water
  3. 3 to break the surface
分水岭
fēn shuǐ lǐng
  1. 1 dividing range
  2. 2 drainage divide
  3. 3 (fig.) dividing line
  4. 4 watershed
化妆水
huà zhuāng shuǐ
  1. 1 skin toner
口水
kǒu shuǐ
  1. 1 saliva
啃老族
kěn lǎo zú
  1. 1 (coll.) adults still living with and depending on their parents
回族
Huí zú
  1. 1 Hui Islamic ethnic group living across China

Idioms (20)

一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng
  1. 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be impartial
一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào
  1. 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
三个和尚没水喝
sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē
  1. 1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
  3. 3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
似水年华
sì shuǐ nián huá
  1. 1 fleeting years (idiom)
兵来将挡，水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
  1. 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
  2. 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌，水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
  1. 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
  2. 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
出水芙蓉
chū shuǐ fú róng
  1. 1 as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
  1. 1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to lead a pampered life
半瓶水响叮当
bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng
  1. 1 lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
  3. 3 one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
吃水不忘掘井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
  1. 1 Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
名门望族
míng mén wàng zú
  1. 1 offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding
  2. 2 blue blood
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
  1. 1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
  1. 1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
  3. 3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other
如鱼得水
rú yú dé shuǐ
  1. 1 like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
山明水秀
shān míng shuǐ xiù
  1. 1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enchanting scenery
山清水秀
shān qīng shuǐ xiù
  1. 1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enchanting scenery

Sample Sentences

轩轩，今天爸爸妈妈要带你去水族馆！
Xuānxuān ，jīntiān bàba māma yào dài nǐ qù shuǐzúguǎn ！
Xuan Xuan, mom and dad are going to take you to the aquarium today!
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老公，我的水族箱到啦。
lǎogōng ，wǒde shuǐzúxiāng dào la 。
Honey, my aquarium has arrived!
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大环境不行，可以从小环境上改啊！房子先天不足就靠后天来调整。比如房子不靠水，那就在家里放个水族箱。房子周围没有树，那就在阳台上养点花呗。
dàhuánjìng bùxíng ，kěyǐ cóng xiǎohuánjìng shang gǎi a ！fángzi xiāntiān bùzú jiù kào hòutiān lái tiáozhěng 。bǐrú fángzi bù kào shuǐ ，nà jiù zài jiālǐ fàng ge shuǐzúxiāng 。fángzi zhōuwéi méiyǒu shù ，nà jiù zài yángtái shàng yǎng diǎn huā bei 。
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