墨水 mòshuǐ ink
How to remember 墨水: 墨 ink + 水 water = ink.
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How it is used
- Ink - 钢笔墨水 (gāngbǐ mòshuǐ) fountain-pen ink; also figurative learning: 肚子里有点墨水 (dùzi lǐ yǒu diǎn mòshuǐ) to be a bit educated.
- The figurative 'ink in one's belly' = book learning is a common idiom. Measure word 瓶. Everyday.
Example sentences
- 她被要求用墨水写下她的名字。 Tā bèi yāoqiú yòng mòshuǐ xiěxià tā de míngzì.She was asked to write her name in ink.