白水

báishuǐ
noun #23,553

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 plain water
  2. 2 plain boiled water

Examples

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