水分 shuǐfèn moisture content
moisture content; (figuratively) overstatement; padding
How to remember 水分: 水 water + 分 divide = moisture content.
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How it is used
- Moisture/water content - 补充水分 (bǔchōng shuǐfèn) to rehydrate, 水分流失 loss of moisture.
- Figuratively 'padding/exaggeration' in numbers or claims: 数据有水分 (shùjù yǒu shuǐfèn) the figures are inflated.
- Note the reading fèn (share/content), not fēn; same character, different tone and meaning.
- 挤水分 (jǐ shuǐfèn) = to squeeze out the inflated/fake portion.