水深 (shuǐ shēn) — depth of water (literal); (figurative) deep water; a dangerous or complicated situation
Definition
Literally 'depth of water' — the measurable depth of a body of water. Figuratively, 水深 describes a dangerous or complicated situation (as in 涉足深水), not simply 'complicated'.
noun
depth of water (literal)(figurative) deep watera dangerous or complicated situation
Examples
- 水深？Zhè tiáo hé de shuǐ shēn shì duō shǎo mǐ?What is the depth of this river in meters?
- 水深。Cè liáng shuǐ shēn shì háng hǎi de zhòng yào gōng zuò.Measuring water depth is an important task in navigation.
- 水深，。Miàn duì zhè ge shuǐ shēn, tā yóu yù le hěn jiǔ.Faced with this deep water, he hesitated for a long time.
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