淡水 dànshuǐ Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan; potable water (water with low salt content); fresh water
How to remember 淡水: 淡 watery + 水 water = Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan.
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How it is used
- Means fresh water (low salt) - 淡水资源 (dànshuǐ zīyuán) freshwater resources; 淡水鱼 (dànshuǐ yú) freshwater fish.
- Contrast 海水 (hǎishuǐ, seawater) and 咸水 (xiánshuǐ, salt water); 淡水 is the drinkable/river-and-lake kind.
- Also a place name (Tamsui/Danshui in Taiwan), but the everyday meaning is 'fresh water'.
Example sentences
- 我肯定这是淡水鱼。 Wǒ kěndìng zhèshì dànshuǐyú.I'm sure that this is a fresh water fish.