shuǐ shàng on water; aquatic

cháng shí common sense; general knowledge

ài hào zhě lover (of art, sports etc); amateur; enthusiast; fan

tiān táng paradise; heaven

sì miàn all sides

chǎng suǒ location; place

lè qù delight; pleasure; joy

xī yǐn to attract (interest, investment etc)

xià mian below; under; next; the following

dān dú alone; by oneself; on one's own

huá chuán to row a boat; rowing boat; rowing (sport)

bì xū to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily

jiù shēng to save a life; life-saving

jiù shēng yī life jacket; life vest

bù kě cannot; should not; must not

shuǐ biān edge of the water; shore or sea, lake or river; seashore

bì miǎn to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from

xià shuǐ downstream; to go into the water; to put into water; to launch (a ship); fig. to fall into bad ways; to lead astray; to go to pot

xià shui offal; viscera; tripe

rè xiàn hotline (communications link)

jǐng fāng police

hū jiù to call for help

yǐn qǐ to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse

jiù shēng quān life buoy; life belt

shéng zi cord; string; rope

pāo throw