Chinese word

矿泉水

Pronunciation

Pinyinkuàng quán shuǐ

Meaning

  • nounmineral water

Example

我渴了，给我一瓶矿泉水。wǒ kě le gěi wǒ yì píng kuàng quán shuǐ

I'm thirsty. Give me a bottle of mineral water.

Illustration for 矿泉水 (mineral water)

More examples

运动后喝矿泉水比较好。yùn dòng hòu hē kuàng quán shuǐ bǐ jiào hǎo

It is better to drink mineral water after exercising.

Core concept

Packaged drinking water defined by the natural minerals carried from its source.

Common phrases

  • 一瓶矿泉水yì píng kuàng quán shuǐ

    a bottle of mineral water

  • 喝矿泉水hē kuàng quán shuǐ

    drink mineral water

  • 买矿泉水mǎi kuàng quán shuǐ

    buy mineral water

Similar words

纯净水chún jìng shuǐ: Purified drinking water from which most impurities and minerals have been removed.
饮用水yǐn yòng shuǐ: Water described as safe or suitable to drink, without stating where it comes from.
瓶装水píng zhuāng shuǐ: Water packaged in bottles or other containers for sale.
自来水zì lái shuǐ: Household water delivered through a public water supply system.

Definition in Chinese

含有可溶性矿物质的饮用水，通常标有采水地或矿物含量，作为瓶装商品销售hán yǒu kě róng xìng kuàng wù zhì dì yǐn yòng shuǐ tōng cháng biāo yǒu cái shuǐ dì huò kuàng wù hán liàng zuò wéi píng zhuāng shāng pǐn xiāo shòu

Word origin

矿泉水 (kuàngquánshuǐ, "mineral water") is built from 矿 (kuàng, "mineral"), 泉 (quán, "spring"), and 水 (shuǐ, "water"), so the compound connects a mineral spring with the drink made from its water.

Usage tips

  • A bottle label may show a place name or a mineral list beside this word, making the noun a useful clue when reading drink packaging.

Opposites

Related words

  • 矿泉kuàng quánmineral springnoun

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