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淡水

淡水 in English: potable water (water with low salt content); fresh water

dàn shuǐ

potable water (water with low salt content); fresh water

HSK 62 syllablestones: 4 + 3

How to pronounce 淡水

dàn shuǐ (without tone marks: dan shui). dàn is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; shuǐ is a third (low, dipping) tone.

Characters in 淡水

淡 dàn
insipid; diluted; weak
水 shuǐ
water; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4])

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