淡水 (dàn shuǐ): Fresh water (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 5

dàn淡

thin; light in colour; tasteless

HSK 1

shuǐ水

water

4.

How to Use 淡水 in Sentences

Measure Word + Nounwith吨

yī一

dūn吨

dàn淡

shuǐ水

neutral

one ton of freshwater

Verb + Objectwith缺乏

quē缺

fá乏

dàn淡

shuǐ水

Adjective + Noun

dàn淡

shuǐ水

hú湖

neutral

freshwater lake

5.

Example Sentences with 淡水

zhè这

shì是

dàn淡

shuǐ水

。

This is freshwater.

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píng dàn

Plain / Insipid

淡化dàn huàweaken / fade

扯淡chě dànnonsense; to talk nonsense

暗淡àn dàndim; gloomy

淡忘dàn wàngto fade from memory; to gradually forget

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How to Use 淡水 in Sentences

Measure Word + Nounwith吨

yī一

dūn吨

dàn淡

shuǐ水

neutral

one ton of freshwater

Verb + Objectwith缺乏

quē缺

fá乏

dàn淡

shuǐ水

Adjective + Noun

dàn淡

shuǐ水

hú湖

neutral

freshwater lake

5.

Example Sentences with 淡水

zhè这

shì是

dàn淡

shuǐ水

。

This is freshwater.

neutral

lack freshwater

dàn淡

shuǐ水

yú鱼

neutral

freshwater fish

dàn淡

shuǐ水

yǎng养

zhí殖

formalWritten

freshwater aquaculture

zhè这

ge个

dì地

qū区

yán严

zhòng重

quē缺

fá乏

dàn淡

shuǐ水

，

jū居

mín民

shēng生

huó活

yòng用

shuǐ水

fēi非

cháng常

jǐn紧

zhāng张

。

This region is severely lacking in fresh water, making domestic water supply very tight for residents.

nǐ你

zhī知

dào道

nǎ哪

lǐ里

kě可

yǐ以

mǎi买

dào到

shì适

hé合

yǎng养

jīn金

yú鱼

de的

dàn淡

shuǐ水

ma吗

？

Do you know where I can buy fresh water suitable for raising goldfish?

kē科

xué学

jiā家

men们

zhèng正

zài在

yán研

jiū究

rú如

hé何

gāo高

xiào效

dì地

jiāng将

hǎi海

shuǐ水

zhuǎn转

huà化

wéi为

kě可

yǐn饮

yòng用

de的

dàn淡

shuǐ水

。

Scientists are researching how to efficiently convert seawater into drinkable fresh water.

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

bǎo保

hù护

dàn淡

shuǐ水

zī资

yuán源

，

yīn因

wèi为

tā它

shì是

rén人

lèi类

shēng生

cún存

de的

zhòng重

yào要

jī基

chǔ础

。

We need to protect freshwater resources because they are an important foundation for human survival.

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