Chinese

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to protect; to defend; to guard (against) water; river
simp. and trad.
(防水)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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防水

  1. (often attributive) to be waterproof
    防水 [MSC, trad.]
    防水 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè shuāng xié shì fángshuǐ de. [Pinyin]
    This pair of shoes are waterproof.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (防水):
  • Japanese: 防水(ぼうすい) (bōsui)
  • Korean: 방수(防水) (bangsu)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ぼう
Grade: 5
すい
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

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(ぼう)(すい) (bōsui

  1. waterproofing

Verb

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(ぼう)(すい)する (bōsui surusuru (stem (ぼう)(すい) (bōsui shi), past (ぼう)(すい)した (bōsui shita))

  1. to waterproof, to make something waterproof

Conjugation

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