水上 (shuǐ shàng) — aquatic; on water (used as a modifier before no… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

adjective

aquaticon water (used as a modifier before nouns)

Examples

水上，。
Tā xǐ huan shuǐ shàng yùn dòng, bǐ rú yóu yǒng hé huá chuán.
He likes aquatic sports, such as swimming and rowing.
水上。
Hái zi men zài shuǐ shàng gōng yuán wán dé hěn kāi xīn.
The children had a great time at the water park.
水上。
Zhè zuò chéng shì de shuǐ shàng jiāo tōng fēi cháng fāng biàn.
Water transportation in this city is very convenient.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

水 'water' and 上 'on' combine to mean located on water.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

Appears in

Boats & Water Travel

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