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水利
水利 in English: water conservancy; irrigation works
shuǐ lì
water conservancy; irrigation works
How to pronounce 水利
shuǐ lì (without tone marks: shui li). shuǐ is a third (low, dipping) tone; lì is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 水利
水 shuǐ
water; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4])
water; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4])
利 lì
sharp; favorable; advantage
sharp; favorable; advantage
Related words
| 水 | shuǐ | water | HSK 1 |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit | HSK 1 |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | level (of achievement etc); standard | HSK 3 |
| 矿泉水 | kuàng quán shuǐ | mineral water | HSK 4 |
| 流利 | liú lì | fluent | HSK 4 |
| 顺利 | shùn lì | smoothly; without a hitch | HSK 4 |
| 胶水 | jiāo shuǐ | glue | HSK 5 |
| 开水 | kāi shuǐ | boiled water; boiling water | HSK 5 |
| 利润 | lì rùn | profits | HSK 5 |
| 利息 | lì xī | interest (on a loan) | HSK 5 |