水分

shuǐfèn

moisture content

HSK 5

Character Breakdown

Meaning and Usage

"水分" primarily refers to the moisture or water content in substances, such as food or the human body. It is commonly used in contexts related to hydration, food quality, and scientific measurements.

Common Contexts

  1. Food and Drink: Describing how juicy or moist something is, e.g., fruits or vegetables.
  2. Health and Hydration: Talking about the body's water content, especially after exercise or in medical contexts.
  3. Figurative Use: Referring to unnecessary or excessive content in writing or speech, similar to "filler".

Collocations and Patterns

  • 水分充足 (ample moisture): used to describe something very juicy or well-hydrated.
  • 补充水分 (replenish fluids): common in health advice, especially after physical activity.
  • 水分 (too much filler): used metaphorically for excessive or irrelevant content.

Usage Notes

When using "水分" in everyday conversation, it often implies freshness or quality when talking about food. In health contexts, it stresses the importance of maintaining proper hydration. The figurative use is more formal and often appears in critiques or evaluations of texts or speeches.

Avoid confusing "水分" with "" alone, which simply means water. "水分" emphasizes the proportion or presence of water within something.

Example Sentences

这块水果的水分很足,吃起来非常多汁。

Zhè kuài shuǐguǒ de shuǐfèn hěn zú, chī qǐlái fēicháng duōzhī.

This piece of fruit has a lot of moisture and tastes very juicy.

运动后要及时补充水分,防止脱水。

Yùndòng hòu yào jíshí bǔchōng shuǐfèn, fángzhǐ tuōshuǐ.

After exercising, you should replenish fluids promptly to prevent

这份报告中水分太多,数据不够准确。

Zhè fèn bàogào zhōng shuǐfèn tài duō, shùjù bù gòu zhǔnquè.

This report contains too much filler content; the data is not accurate