Chinese word

水分

Pronunciation

Pinyinshuǐ fèn

Meaning

  • nounwater

Example

运动后应补充水分。yùn dòng hòu yīng bǔ chōng shuǐ fèn

After exercising, you should drink water.

Illustration for 水分 (water)

More examples

冬天冷风容易让皮肤失去水分。dōng tiān lěng fēng róng yì ràng pí fū shī qù shuǐ fèn

In winter, cold wind can easily make the skin lose moisture.

Core concept

The water content inside a body or substance, especially when dryness or replenishment matters.

Common phrases

  • 补充水分bǔ chōng shuǐ fèn

    replenish fluids

  • 保持水分bǎo chí shuǐ fèn

    retain moisture

  • 皮肤水分pí fū shuǐ fèn

    skin moisture

Similar words

水分量shuǐ fèn liàng: A numerical measure of the water amount in a body or substance, shown with a number or unit.
湿度shī dù: The proportion of water vapor in the air.

Definition in Chinese

指人体或物体中所含的水的量，常用于表示可以补充的体液或食物中的水分。zhǐ rén tǐ huò wù tǐ zhōng suǒ hán de shuǐ de liàng cháng yòng yú biǎo shì ké yǐ bǔ chōng de tǐ yè huò shí wù zhōng de shuǐ fèn

Word origin

The compound 水分 (shuǐfèn, "water content") joins 水 (shuǐ, "water") with 分 (fèn, "share or amount"), framing moisture as the amount of water contained in something.

Usage tips

  • English often treats moisture mainly as a quality of surfaces, but this Chinese noun also fits the body's fluid supply in ordinary talk about exercise and sweating.

Other meanings

  • moisturenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 水分含量shuǐ fèn hán liàngmoisture contentnoun
  • 体内水分tǐ nèi shuǐ fènwater in the bodynoun
  • 水分不足shuǐ fèn bù zúlack of waternoun

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