Hanzi Now
CharactersIdiomsChinese NameFlashcards
Tools

Visual content

  • Chinese Text Image GeneratorCreate PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
  • Stroke Order AnimatorTurn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
  • Character Highlight AnimatorChoose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
  • Chinese Text Morph AnimatorTurn one Chinese character, word or phrase into another; download SVG, MP4 or WebM

Audio content

  • Chinese Text to SpeechRead Chinese aloud with karaoke highlighting

Teaching materials

  • Writing WorksheetsPrintable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
  • Bingo CardsPicture and word Bingo for your class
  • Picture WorksheetsChinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets

Other

  • Pinyin GeneratorConvert Chinese text to pinyin with tone marks
  • Chinese Zodiac CalculatorFind your animal sign from your birth date and make a zodiac card.
  • Chinese Word CounterCount characters, words and sentences in Chinese text
View all tools →
淡水
淡水
淡水
淡水
淡水
淡水
淡水
淡水
淡水
淡水

淡水 Pronunciation and Pinyin

淡水 Usage and Examples

fresh water

海水和淡水棘鱼可以在接触区杂交。

Marine and freshwater stickleback can hybridize in contact zones.

盐水比淡水更具有传导性。

Salt water is much more conductive than fresh water is.

The characters in 淡水

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
淡
dàn11bland, light, indifferent
水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice

More words starting with 淡

  • dàn淡huà化downplay, dilute
  • dàn淡qù去fade away, fade out
  • dàn淡mò墨light ink, faint ink
  • dàn淡mò墨shān山shuǐ水Light ink landscape painting, Pale ink landscape
  • dàn淡zhuāng妆light make-up
  • dàn淡zhuāng妆sù素yǎ雅Light makeup, Subtle makeup
  • dàn淡jì季Off-season, Low season
  • dàn淡dìng定Calm, Composed
  • dàn淡wàng忘to fade, to forget gradually
  • dàn淡yuè月Pale moon
  • dàn淡yuè月shí时duàn段Faint moon period, Pale moon hours
  • dàn淡shuǐ水hǎi海mián绵freshwater sponge

Recommended tools

Chinese Text Image Generator

Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes

Open the tool →

Stroke Order Animator

Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4

Open the tool →

Character Highlight Animator

Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order

Open the tool →

Writing Worksheets

Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion

Open the tool →

Questions about 淡水

What does 淡水 mean in Chinese?

淡水 (dàn shuǐ) means “fresh water”.

How do you pronounce 淡水?

淡水 is pronounced dàn shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “fresh water” in Chinese?

“fresh water” is 淡水 (dàn shuǐ) in Chinese.

How is 淡水 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 淡水, each with pinyin and an English translation.

Hanzi Now

Explore the charm of Chinese language

Explore

  • Characters
  • Idioms
  • Chinese Names
  • Flashcards

Tools

  • Chinese Text Image Generator
  • Stroke Order Animator
  • Character Highlight Animator
  • Bingo Cards
  • Picture Worksheets
  • All Tools

More

  • Blog
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
© 2026 Hanzi NowContact Us