soft water; low-mineral water
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soft water (water containing little or no dissolved salts of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese)
Commonly used in chemistry, water treatment, and daily life to describe water with low mineral content that does not form scale easily. Opposite of hard water (硬水).
Yǔ雨
shuǐ水
shì是
tiān天
rán然
de的
ruǎn软
shuǐ水
。
Rainwater is naturally soft water.
Wǒ我
men们
jiā家
lǐ里
ān安
zhuāng装
le了
ruǎn软
shuǐ水
jī机
lái来
guò过
lǜ滤
yìng硬
shuǐ水
。
We installed a water softener at home to filter the hard water.
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Ruǎn软
shuǐ水
gèng更
shì适
hé合
yòng用
lái来
xǐ洗
tóu头
hé和
xǐ洗
zǎo澡
。
Soft water is more suitable for washing hair and bathing.
Yǔ与
yìng硬
shuǐ水
xiāng相
bǐ比
，
ruǎn软
shuǐ水
bù不
róng容
yì易
zài在
hú壶
dǐ底
xíng形
chéng成
shuǐ水
gòu垢
。
Compared with hard water, soft water is less likely to form scale at the bottom of kettles.