白水

báishuǐ
noun #23,553

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 plain water
  2. 2 plain boiled water

Examples

HSK 3
Yīshēng jiànyì tā měitiān duō hē báishuǐ.
The doctor advised him to drink more plain water every day.
HSK 5
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

bái
shuǐ