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清水

qīng shuǐ

2-character word

What 清水 means

1. fresh water
2. drinking water
3. clear water

Other readings

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

• Qīng shuǐsee {清水县|Qīng shuǐ Xiàn}; Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name)

The characters in 清水

• 清qīng(of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted
• 水shuǐwater; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 会水

Words starting with 清水

• 清水墙qīng shuǐ qiángunplastered masonry wall
• 清水县Qīng shuǐ XiànQingshui, a county in Tianshui City 天水市
• 清水河县Qīng shuǐ hé XiànQingshuihe, a county in Hohhot City 呼和浩特市
• 清水寺Qīng shuǐ sìKiyomizu temple in east Kyōto 京都, Japan
• 清水河Qīng shuǐ hésee 清水河县

Words containing 清水

• 山清水秀shān qīng shuǐ xiùlit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom); fig. enchanting scenery

Sounds the same

Read qīng shuǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 轻水light water (as opposed to heavy water); see light water reactor 轻水反应堆