水 shuǐ
“water; river; liquid”
nounHSK 1 · 2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
水 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 192: 水 shuǐ — Level 1; official annotation 1 (名). PDF page 84
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 水
水 means "water". It is a common noun used as the object of everyday verbs like 喝 and 要, and it often appears with a container measure word such as 杯 or 瓶. A typical pattern is 喝/要 + 水 or 一杯水/一瓶水.
例句Example sentences
- 我想喝水。wǒ xiǎng hē shuǐ.I want to drink water.
- 请给我一杯水。qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi shuǐ.Please give me a glass of water.
- 这里的水很好喝。zhè lǐ de shuǐ hěn hǎo hē.The water here is very good to drink.
义项All meanings
- Shuǐ: surname Shui
- shuǐ: water; river; liquid; beverage; additional charges or income; (of clothes) classifier for number of washes