开水

開水

kāishuǐ

noun HSK 4 #22,997

Meanings

Boiled water - water that has been heated to boiling.

HSK 1

请给我一杯开水。

Qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi kāishuǐ.

Please give me a cup of boiled water.

HSK 1

多喝开水对身体好。

Duō hē kāishuǐ duì shēntǐ hǎo.

Drinking more boiled water is good for your health.

HSK 7-9

开水烫，小心！

Kāishuǐ tàng, xiǎoxīn!

The water is hot, be careful!

culture

多喝开水 (drink more hot water) is a running joke about Chinese health advice. It is offered as a remedy for everything from colds to heartbreak.

usage

开水 specifically means water that has been boiled. 热水 = hot water (any temperature). In China, drinking 开水 (boiled / warm water) is the norm.

开 kāi

水 shuǐ