上水
suông-cuōi1.to add water (to a kettle, field, etc.)
2.to sail against the current
3.to feed water to a steam engine or radiator (of a car, ship, etc.)
4.to sprinkle water on vegetables or fruit
5.upstream; upper reaches of a river
6.to draw water from a well
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Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wiktionary.org/wiki/上水. Mandarin: shàngshuǐ.
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