Definition
香水 (xiāng shuǐ) refers specifically to the liquid perfume or cologne you wear on your body. In contrast, 香料 (xiāng liào) is a broader term for spices, flavorings, or fragrance ingredients (often in cooking or manufacturing), and 芬芳 (fēn fāng) is a literary adjective/noun for a pleasant scent, not a product.
noun
perfumecologne
Examples
- 香水。Wǒ mǎi le yì píng xiāng shuǐ sòng gěi tā.I bought a bottle of perfume and gave it to her.
- 香水。Zhè píng xiāng shuǐ wèidào hěn dàn.This bottle of perfume has a light scent.
- 香水?Nǐ yòng de xiāng shuǐ shì shénme páizi?What brand of perfume do you use?
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