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香水

xiāngshuǐ

perfume

A glass perfume bottle with a sprayer and petals
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Characters in this word

香 xiāng

Strokes
9
Radical
香 — incense
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 日 sun
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

水 shuǐ

Strokes
4
Radical
水 — water, liquid, lotion, juice
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 她不喜欢味道太浓的香水,觉得在办公室不太合适。 Tā bù xǐhuan wèidào tài nóng de xiāngshuǐ, juéde zài bàngōngshì bù tài héshì. She does not like perfume with too strong a scent, and feels it is not very suitable for the office.
  • 生日那天,朋友送了我一瓶香水。 Shēngrì nà tiān, péngyou sòng le wǒ yì píng xiāngshuǐ. On my birthday, a friend gave me a bottle of perfume.
  • 房间里有一股淡淡的香水味。 Fángjiān lǐ yǒu yì gǔ dàndàn de xiāngshuǐ wèi. There is a faint smell of perfume in the room.

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