上水

shàngshuǐ
  1. upper reaches (of a river)
  2. to go upstream
  3. to add some water
  4. to water (a crop etc)

CEDICT

  1. to add water (to a kettle, field, etc.)
  2. to feed water to a steam engine or radiator (of a car, ship, etc.)
  3. to sail against the current
  4. to sprinkle water on vegetables or fruit
  5. upstream; upper reaches of a river

Wiktionary

  1. 河川的上游。
  2. 船逆流而上。
  3. 為火車、汽船等的發動機添水，稱為「上水」。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

上水 Shàngshuǐ Sheung Shui (area in Hong Kong)

Entry Composition

1 上 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
2 水 shuǐ
  1. water
  2. (after a name) ... River
  3. to swim (used mostly in 會水 huìshuǐ and 水性 shuǐxìng)
  4. (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
  5. (bound form) additional cost; extra income
  6. classifier for washings of a garment

Containing this entry

上水道 shàngshuǐdào

Related entries

上游 shàngyóu
  1. upper reaches (of a river)
  2. upper level
  3. upper echelon
  4. upstream
河的上游很美。

The upper reaches of the river are very beautiful.

Source: Tatoeba

溯 sù
  1. to go upstream
  2. to trace the source
澆水 jiāoshuǐ to water (plants etc)
我要去给花园浇水了。

I'll water the garden.

Source: Tatoeba

澆灌 jiāoguàn
  1. to water
  2. to irrigate
澆 jiāo
  1. to pour liquid
  2. to irrigate (using waterwheel)
  3. to water
  4. to cast (molten metal)
  5. to mold
别忘记浇植物。

Remember to water the plants.

Source: Tatoeba