天那水

tiānnàshuǐ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 paint thinner
  2. 2 lacquer thinner (loanword from English 'thinner')

Examples

Yòng tiānnàshuǐ kěyǐ xīshì yóuqī.
You can use paint thinner to dilute the paint.
Tiānnàshuǐ yìrán, shǐyòng shí yào yuǎnlí huǒyuán.
Paint thinner is flammable; keep it away from any fire source when using it.

Tips

memory
Phonetic loan from 'thinner' — (tiān-nà) approximates 'thin-ner', plus (water) because it's a liquid. The characters (literally 'heaven that') are pure sound; don't try to read meaning into them.

Stroke Order

tiān
shuǐ