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墨水 (mò shuǐ): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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墨水

墨水 (mò shuǐ): Ink (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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墨水 consists of 2 characters.

ink; black pigment for writing or painting

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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Pinyinmò shuǐ

Meaningink

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word墨水

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3.

How to Use 墨水 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 墨水 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verbwith干

mò墨

shuǐ水

gān干

le了

neutral

the ink dried up

Adjective + Nounwith黑色

hēi黑

sè色

mò墨

shuǐ水

Measure Word + Nounwith瓶

yī一

píng瓶

mò墨

shuǐ水

Idiomwith肚子

dù肚

zi子

lǐ里

yǒu有

mò墨

shuǐ水

Verb + Objectwith弄洒

nòng弄

sǎ洒

mò墨

shuǐ水

4.

Example Sentences with 墨水

zhè这

shì是

mò墨

shuǐ水

。

This is ink.

neutral

black ink

neutral

a bottle of ink

informal

Spoken

be well-read / have knowledge

informal

Spoken

spill ink

zhè这

zhǒng种

gāo高

jí级

mò墨

shuǐ水

de的

fáng防

shuǐ水

xìng性

néng能

jí极

jiā佳

，

shì适

hé合

qiān签

shǔ署

zhòng重

yào要

wén文

jiàn件

。

This high-grade ink has excellent waterproof properties, making it suitable for signing important documents.

nǐ你

què确

dìng定

zhè这

píng瓶

mò墨

shuǐ水

bú不

huì会

dǔ堵

sè塞

wǒ我

de的

xīn新

gāng钢

bǐ笔

ma吗

？

Are you sure this bottle of ink won't clog my new fountain pen?

wǒ我

de的

gāng钢

bǐ笔

xū需

yào要

jiā加

mò墨

shuǐ水

le了

。

My fountain pen needs to be refilled with ink

tā他

dù肚

zǐ子

lǐ里

de的

mò墨

shuǐ水

bù不

duō多

，

què却

zǒng总

xǐ喜

huan欢

kuā夸

kuā夸

qí其

tán谈

。

He doesn't have much knowledge in his head, yet he always likes to talk big.

zhè这

zhǒng种

lián廉

jià价

mò墨

shuǐ水

bù不

jǐn仅

yán颜

sè色

àn暗

dàn淡

，

ér而

qiě且

róng容

yì易

yīn洇

rǎn染

zhǐ纸

zhāng张

。

This cheap ink is not only dull in color but also prone to bleeding on paper.

tā他

dǎ打

fān翻

le了

mò墨

shuǐ水

píng瓶

，

nòng弄

zāng脏

le了

zuò作

yè业

běn本

。

He knocked over the ink bottle and stained his homework notebook.

jì记

de得

bǎ把

mò墨

shuǐ水

píng瓶

gài盖

nǐng拧

jǐn紧

，

miǎn免

de得

tā它

huī挥

fā发

huò或

zhě者

sǎ洒

chū出

lái来

。

Remember to screw the ink bottle cap tightly to prevent it from evaporating or spilling.

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