水中 (shuǐ zhōng) — in the water, underwater; aquatic, water- (attributive)
Definition
Literary/formal 'in the water; underwater' — also used as an attributive ('aquatic', 水中生物). For everyday speech, say 水里 instead.
in the waterunderwateraquaticwater- (attributive)
Examples
- 水中。Zhè xiē yú shēng huó zài shuǐ zhōng.These fish live in the water.
- 水中。shuǐ zhōng Yǒu hěn duō shuǐ cǎo.There are many water plants in the water.
- 水中。Wǒ mǎi le yì běn guān yú shuǐ zhōng shēng wù de shū.I bought a book about aquatic life.
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