水深

shuǐshēn

noun #25,888

Meanings

1 water depth
2 depth of water
3 sounding (nautical)

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

这里的水深达到五十米。

Zhèlǐ de shuǐshēn dádào wǔshí mǐ.

The water depth here reaches fifty meters.

HSK 4

下水前请确认水深是否安全。

Xiàshuǐ qián qǐng quèrèn shuǐshēn shìfǒu ānquán.

Before getting in the water, please confirm whether the depth is safe.

Tips

usage

水深 can also appear idiomatically in phrases like 水深火热 (in deep water and scorching fire), meaning extreme suffering or hardship.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

深 shēn