shuāngbāotāi 双胞胎 N twins
shuāngfāng 双方 [modif: 双 both + 方 side, party] N both sides, both parties ■ 双方同意加强合 作。
Shuāngfāng tóngyì jiāqiáng hézuò. Both parties agree to strengthen their cooperation.
shuāng 霜 N frost
shuǎng 爽 ADJ 1 crisp, refreshing 2 straightforward, open-hearted
shuǎngkuài 爽快 ADJ 1 refreshed 2 straightforward, frank 3 readily, without hesitation ■ 你有 什么话，
就爽快地说吧。Nǐ yǒu shénme huà, jiù shuǎngkuài de shuō ba. If you’ve got anything to say, just
be frank and speak up.
shuí 谁 TRAD 誰 PRON 1 who, whom ■ 谁是你们的 中文老师？Shuí shì nǐmen de Zhōngwén lǎoshī?
Who’s your Chinese teacher? ■ 你找谁？Nǐ zhǎo shuí? Who are you looking for? 2 everyone,
anybody, whoever, no matter who ■ 谁都希望生活过 得幸福。Shuí dōu xīwàng shēnghuó guò de
xìngfú. Everybody hopes to live a happy life. ■ 谁也不 能保证永远不犯错误。Shuí yě bù néng
bǎozhèng yǒngyuǎn bú fàn cuòwù. Nobody can guarantee that he will never make a mistake.
shuǐ 水 N water ■ 我口渴，要喝水。Wǒ kǒu kě, yào hē shuǐ. I’m thirsty. I want to drink some water.
自来水 zìláishuǐ running water, tap water ■ 这里的 自来水能喝吗？Zhèlǐ de zìláishuǐ néng hē ma?
Is the tap water here drinkable? 开水 kāishuǐ boiled water
shuǐdào 水稻 [modif: 水 water + 稻 paddy rice] N paddy rice, rice ■ 这些年水稻产量有了相当 大的
提高。Zhèxiē nián shuǐdào chǎnliàng yǒule xiāngdāng dà de tígāo. The yield of paddy rice has
increased considerably in recent years.
shuǐguǒ 水果 [modif: 水 water + 果 fruit] N fruit ■ 水果人人都爱吃。Shuǐguǒ rénrén dōu ài chī.
Everybody loves to eat fruit. ■ 我要去商店买一 些水果。Wǒ yào qù shāngdiàn mǎi yìxiē
shuǐguǒ. I’ll go to the store to buy some fruit.
shuǐlì 水利 [modif: 水 water + 利 benefit] N water conservancy, irrigation works 水利工程 shuǐlì gōngchéng
water conservancy project
shuǐlóngtóu 水龙头 N water tap, faucet
shuǐní 水泥 [comp: 水 water + 泥 mud] N cement ■ 我要买两袋优质水泥，多少钱？Wǒ yào mǎi liǎng
dài yōuzhì shuǐní, duōshǎo qián? I want two sacks of quality cement. How much is it?
shuǐpíng 水平 N 1 level, standard ■ 政府努力提 高人民的生活水平。Zhèngfǔ nǔlì tígāo rénmín de
shēnghuó shuǐpíng. The government is working hard to raise the people’s living standard. 2
proficiency (in language) ■ 我的中文水平不高，请 您多多帮助。Wǒ de Zhōngwén shuǐpíng bù
gāo, qǐng nín duōduō bāngzhù. My proficiency in Chinese is not very high. Please help me. 提高
... 水平 tígāo ... shuǐpíng raise the standard of ... / 生活水平 shēnghuó shuǐpíng living standard / 文化水平
wénhuà shuǐpíng cultural level, educational experience
shuì 税 N tax, duty ■ 每个公民都有交税的义 务。Měi ge gōngmín dōu yǒu jiāo shuì de yìwù. Every
citizen has an obligation to pay taxes. 关税 guānshuì tariff
shuìwùjú 税务局 N tax bureau, Inland Revenue Service
shuì 睡 V sleep ■ 爸爸睡了，你明天再跟他说 吧。Bàba shuì le, nǐ míngtiān zài gēn tā shuō ba.
Daddy’s sleeping. Talk to him tomorrow. ■ 我一 般夜里睡得挺好，可是昨天没睡好，因为心里
有 事。Wǒ yìbān yèli shuì de tíng hǎo, kěshì zuótiān méi shuì hǎo, yīnwèi xīnli yǒushì. I usually
sleep well at night, but I did not sleep well last night as I had something on my mind. 睡着 shuìzháo
fall asleep ■ 昨天我十点上床，到 十二点左右才睡着。Zuótiān wǒ shí diǎn shàngchuáng, dào
shí’èr diǎn zuǒyòu cái shuì zháo. I went to bed at ten yesterday and didn’t fall asleep until about
twelve o’clock.
shuìjiào 睡觉 [comp: 睡 sleep + 觉 sleep] V sleep, go to bed ■ “你每天什么时候睡觉？ ”“十点
钟以后。”“Nǐ měi tiān shénme shíhou shuìjiào?” “Shí diǎnzhōng yǐhòu.” “When do you go to
bed every day?” “After ten o’clock.” ■ 这么晚了，你 还不睡觉？Zhème wǎn le, nǐ hái bú
shuìjiào? It’s so late. You’re not going to bed?
NOTES: (1) 睡 shuì and 睡觉 shuìjiào are often interchangeable. (2) 觉 is pronounced jiào in 睡觉 shuìjiào, but