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淡水

dàn shuǐ

HSK 6 2-character word

What 淡水 means

1. freshwater

Other readings

淡水 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Dàn shuǐTamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City {新北市|Xīn běi shì}, Taiwan

The characters in 淡水

• 淡dàninsipid; diluted; weak
• 水shuǐwater; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 会水

Example sentences

• 鲑鱼在淡水中产卵。
  Guīyú zài dànshuǐ zhōng chǎnluǎn.
  Salmon lay their eggs in fresh water.
• 我肯定这是淡水鱼。
  Wǒ kěndìng zhè shì dànshuǐyú.
  I'm sure that this is a fresh water fish.
• 三文鱼在淡水中产卵。
  Sānwényú zài dànshuǐ zhōng chǎnluǎn.
  Salmon lay their eggs in fresh water.
• 那鱼栖息在淡水域中。
  Nà yú qīxī zài dànshuǐ yù zhōng.
  That fish lives in fresh water.
• 我相信这条鱼是淡水鱼。
  Wǒ xiāngxìn zhè tiáo yú shì dànshuǐyú.
  I believe this fish is a freshwater fish.
• 鲤鱼和鳟鱼等鱼类生活在淡水中。
  Fish such as carp and trout live in fresh water.

Words starting with 淡水

• 淡水区Dàn shuǐ QūTamsui or Danshui District, New Taipei City 新北市
• 淡水湖dàn shuǐ húfreshwater lake
• 淡水鱼dàn shuǐ yúfreshwater fish