香水

xiāngshuǐ

noun HSK 7-9 #4,119

Measure Word

一瓶香水 píng

Meanings

1 perfume

Characters

fragrant; scent

Literally 'fragrant water'

Examples

HSK 2

这瓶香水好贵啊！

Zhè píng xiāngshuǐ hǎo guì a!

This bottle of perfume is so expensive!

HSK 4

你身上的香水味真好闻。

Nǐ shēnshàng de xiāngshuǐ wèi zhēn hǎowén.

The perfume on you smells really nice.

HSK 5

她喷了一点香水。

Tā pēn le yīdiǎn xiāngshuǐ.

She sprayed a bit of perfume.

Tips

memory

Fragrant (香) water (水) = perfume. Straightforward and easy to remember.

Stroke Order

香 xiāng

水 shuǐ