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title: "Kaishui Meaning: 开水 (kāishuǐ) Means “boiling water”"
description: "开水 (traditional 開水, kāishuǐ) means “boiling water; boiled water”. Hear its tones, see what 开 and 水 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaishui"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 开水 mean?

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开水 kāishuǐ

## boiling water; boiled water

## Its characters

1. 开 kāi to boil
2. 水 shuǐ water

## In a sentence

请给我倒一杯开水。 Please pour me a glass of boiled water.

这个水，叫“**开水**”。

From [自来水能喝吗？ · Can you drink tap water in China?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/can-you-drink-tap-water-in-china#library-word-71-73)

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## More words with 开 or 水

- [打开 dǎkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dakai)
- [淡水 dànshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danshui)
- [风水 fēngshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengshui)
- [分开 fēnkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenkai)
- [公开 gōngkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongkai)
- [汗水 hànshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanshui)
- [洪水 hóngshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hongshui)
- [划水 huáshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huashui)
- [开场 kāichǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaichang)
- [开车 kāichē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaiche)

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