水分

shuǐfèn

noun HSK 5 #14,886

Meanings

The water component — moisture in something, or figuratively, inflated claims.

Zhè zhǒng shuǐguǒ shuǐfèn hěn dà.

This fruit has a lot of moisture.

Tā de huà shuǐfèn tài duō, bù kě xìn.

His words are too exaggerated, not credible.

Pífū quēshǎo shuǐfèn huì biàn gānzào.

Skin becomes dry when it lacks moisture.

usage

The figurative use of 水分 is very common: 这个数据有水分 means 'these numbers are inflated/padded.' Think of watered-down content.

grammar

Note: 分 is pronounced fèn (4th tone) here, meaning 'component,' not fēn (1st tone, 'to divide').

水 shuǐ

分 fēn