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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 掺水

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
掺水 chān shuǐ - to dilute
- to water down
- watered down

List Ranking for: 掺水

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 92,680 - -

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
掺 chān- to mix (variant of 攙|搀[chan1])
掺 shǎn- to grasp
水 shuǐ- surname Shui
水 shuǐ- water
- (after a name) ... River
- to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4])
- (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
- (bound form) additional cost; extra income
- classifier for washings of a garment

Other Words Containing 掺水

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
掺水 - - 92,680 - -