淡水

Dànshuǐ
Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市 Xīnběishì, Taiwan

CEDICT

  1. (～區, formerly ～鎮) Tamsui (a sea-side district in New Taipei City, Taiwan)
  2. (～河) Tamsui (a river in northern Taiwan)
  3. (～街道, formerly ～鎮) Dansui (a subdistrict of Huiyang district, Huizhou, Guangdong)
  4. Dansui (a subdistrict of Huiyang district, Huizhou, Guangdong)
  5. Tamsui (a river in northern Taiwan)
  6. Tamsui (a sea-side district in New Taipei City, Taiwan)

Wiktionary

  1. (～區，舊稱～鎮)區名，位於臺灣新北
  2. (～河)河名，位於臺灣

維基詞典

Homographs

淡水 dànshuǐ
  1. potable water (water with low salt content)
  2. fresh water

Examples

鲑鱼在淡水中产卵。

Salmon lay their eggs in fresh water.

Source: Tatoeba

鮭魚在淡水中產卵。

Salmon lay their eggs in fresh water.

Source: Tatoeba

那魚棲息在淡水域中。

That fish lives in fresh water.

Source: Tatoeba

三文魚在淡水中產卵。

Salmon lay their eggs in fresh water.

Source: Tatoeba

鱼类例如鲤鱼和鳟鱼生活在淡水中。

Fish such as carp and trout live in fresh water.

Source: Tatoeba

有了這個裝置，把海水淨化成淡水就不是難事了。

This device made it possible to turn sea-water into fresh water easily.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 淡 dàn
  1. insipid
  2. diluted
  3. weak
  4. mild
  5. light in color
  6. tasteless
  7. indifferent
  8. (variant of 氮 dàn) nitrogen
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

淡水區 Dànshuǐ Qū Tamsui or Danshui District, New Taipei City 新北市 Xīnběishì, Taiwan
淡水河 Dànshuǐ Hé