surface of water; water area
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesnoun
surface of water; water's surface
Refers to the top layer or outer boundary of a body of water.
Píng平
jìng静
de的
shuǐ水
miàn面
xiàng像
yī一
miàn面
jìng镜
zi子
。
The calm water surface is like a mirror.
Shuǐ水
miàn面
shàng上
piāo漂
zhe着
piàn片
piàn片
huā花
bàn瓣
。
Petals are floating on the surface of the water.
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Yú鱼
zài在
shuǐ水
miàn面
xià下
yóu游
yǒng泳
。
Fish swim beneath the water's surface.
Yuè月
guāng光
zhào照
liàng亮
le了
hú湖
miàn面
。
Moonlight illuminated the lake's surface.
noun
water area; surface area of a body of water
Refers to the total extent or acreage covered by water, often used in contexts like fisheries, reservoirs, or geography.
Wǒ我
guó国
kě可
yǐ以
yǎng养
yú鱼
de的
shuǐ水
miàn面
hěn很
dà大
。
Our country has a very large water area suitable for fish farming.
Zhè这
ge个
shuǐ水
kù库
de的
shuǐ水
miàn面
yuē约
yǒu有
shí十
píng平
fāng方
gōng公
lǐ里
。
The surface area of this reservoir is about ten square kilometers.
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Jìn近
nián年
lái来
，
zhè这
ge个
hú湖
pō泊
de的
shuǐ水
miàn面
suō缩
xiǎo小
le了
xǔ许
duō多
。
In recent years, the surface area of this lake has shrunk considerably.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
jì计
huà划
kuò扩
dà大
zhè这
piàn片
shī湿
dì地
kě可
yǐ以
kāi开
fā发
lì利
yòng用
de的
shuǐ水
miàn面
。
The government plans to expand the usable water area of this wetland.