白水

báishuǐ

noun #23,553

Measure Word

一杯白水 bēi

Meanings

1 plain water
2 plain boiled water

Characters

white / plain / blank

Examples

医生建议他每天多喝白水。

Yīshēng jiànyì tā měi tiān duō hē báishuǐ.

The doctor advised him to drink more plain water every day.

我不喝饮料，给我一杯白水就好。

Wǒ bù hē yǐnliào, gěi wǒ yī bēi báishuǐ jiù hǎo.

I don't drink sodas — just give me a glass of water.

Tips

usage

白水 literally means "white/plain water" — water with nothing added. It is the everyday Chinese term for plain drinking water. It also appears as a place name: 白水县 (Baishui County) in Shaanxi province.

Stroke Order

白 bái

水 shuǐ