水面

• Pinyin: shuǐ miàn
• Desglose de hanzi: 水 = water; 面 = face (top layer) — the top face of a body of water

Significado

Superficie del agua.

Used literally in descriptions of nature, navigation, and hydrology. Figuratively, 水面以下 (below the water surface) describes hidden aspects of a situation, analogous to the English 'beneath the surface' or 'the tip of the iceberg'.

Ejemplos

1. 夕阳的余晖映照在湖面的水面上，波光粼粼，十分壮观。
2. 潜水员从水面慢慢下潜，消失在深蓝色的海水中。
3. 这件事在水面上看起来简单，背后却隐藏着复杂的利益纠纷。

Guía de uso

Contexto: nature, navigation, figurative, hydrology

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 清晨薄雾笼罩在水面上，整个湖泊宛如仙境般宁静。(At dawn, thin mist hung over the water surface, making the entire lake as tranquil as a fairyland.)
• 船只在水面上平稳航行，两岸的山景如画卷般徐徐展开。(The vessel sailed steadily across the water surface, the mountain scenery on both banks unfolding like a scroll painting.)

Incorrecto

• 水面 and 湖面/海面/河面 are not always interchangeable in precise contexts — use 湖面, 海面, or 河面 when specifying the body of water for clarity

Origen e historia

水 (water) + 面 (surface, face) — the face or surface of water

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal