Chinese

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to inject; to pour into; to concentrate
to inject; to pour into; to concentrate; to pay attention; to note; to comment on; to record; to register; to annotate
 
water; river
simp. and trad.
(注水)
anagram 水注

Pronunciation

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Verb

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注水

  1. to inject water; to pour water
  2. to exaggerate or inflate (data, statistics)
    年終歲尾正是各地經濟統計數據密集出爐時節同時一些注水數據引發公眾質疑 [MSC, trad.]
    年终岁尾正是各地经济统计数据密集出炉时节同时一些注水数据引发公众质疑 [MSC, simp.]
    From: 以严加惩治喝止“数据注水”
    Niánzhōng suìwěi, zhèngshì gèdì jīngjì tǒngjì shùjù mìjí chūlú de shíjié, tóngshí, yīxiē “zhùshuǐ” shùjù yě suí zhī ér lái, yǐnfā gōngzhòng zhìyí. [Pinyin]
    The end of the year is the season when economic statistics from various regions are collated and released. At the same time, some "water-injected" data also comes out, sparking doubt amongst the public.

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 3
すい
Grade: 1
kan'yōon on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ちゅう)(すい) (chūsui

  1. pouring water

Verb

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(ちゅう)(すい)する (chūsui surusuru (stem (ちゅう)(すい) (chūsui shi), past (ちゅう)(すい)した (chūsui shita))

  1. to pour water

Conjugation

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Conjugation of "注水する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 注水し ちゅうすいし chūsui shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 注水し ちゅうすいし chūsui shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 注水する ちゅうすいする chūsui suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 注水する ちゅうすいする chūsui suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 注水すれ ちゅうすいすれ chūsui sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 注水せよ¹
注水しろ²
ちゅうすいせよ¹
ちゅうすいしろ²
chūsui seyo¹
chūsui shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 注水される ちゅうすいされる chūsui sareru
Causative 注水させる
注水さす
ちゅうすいさせる
ちゅうすいさす
chūsui saseru
chūsui sasu
Potential 注水できる ちゅうすいできる chūsui dekiru
Volitional 注水しよう ちゅうすいしよう chūsui shiyō
Negative 注水しない ちゅうすいしない chūsui shinai
Negative continuative 注水せず ちゅうすいせず chūsui sezu
Formal 注水します ちゅうすいします chūsui shimasu
Perfective 注水した ちゅうすいした chūsui shita
Conjunctive 注水して ちゅうすいして chūsui shite
Hypothetical conditional 注水すれば ちゅうすいすれば chūsui sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN