上水 (Shàng shuǐ) — to sail upstream; to add water (to a radiator, engine, or similar); to sprinkle water (on vegetables, fruit, etc. to keep them fresh)
Definition
As a verb, 上水 means to sail upstream or to add/refresh water onto something (a radiator, produce). The third sense — to sprinkle water on vegetables to keep them fresh — is a specific collocation learners may meet, not a general purpose of the word.
verb
to sail upstreamto add water (to a radiator, engine, or similar)to sprinkle water (on vegetables, fruit, etc. to keep them fresh)
Examples
- 上水。Zhè sōu huò lún zhèng zài Shàng shuǐ.This cargo ship is sailing upstream.
- 。Tā gěi qì chē shuǐ xiāng shàng le yí cì shuǐ.He added water to the car radiator once.
- 上水。Tā měi tiān gěi shū cài Shàng shuǐ.He sprinkles water on the vegetables every day.
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