开水

• 拼音: kāi shuǐ
• 汉字拆解: 开 = to open/reach (here: reach boiling point); 水 = water (three flowing lines) — water that has reached its boiling point

含义

Boiled water; boiling water. Refers specifically to water that has been brought to a boil, either still hot or cooled after boiling.

A very common concept in Chinese daily life. 开水 can refer to actively boiling water or water that has been boiled and cooled (凉开水 cool boiled water). Drinking boiled water is considered healthy in Chinese culture. It is typically used for making tea, taking medicine, or simply as a safe drinking water.

例句

1. 请给我倒一杯开水，我要吃药。
2. 烧开水至少需要等几分钟。
3. 她习惯每天早上喝一杯凉开水。

用法指南

语境: everyday, health, home

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 别直接喝自来水，要喝开水。(Don't drink tap water directly — drink boiled water.)
• 热开水放一会儿就可以喝了。(Let the boiling water cool down a bit and then you can drink it.)

错误说法

• 我喝了开水的茶 (Don't use 开水的茶 — say 用开水泡的茶 (tea brewed with boiled water); 开水 is a standalone noun, not an attributive for tea types)

起源与历史

A compound of 开 (open; here meaning brought to the point of boiling, as in 烧开 to boil) and 水 (water), literally 'opened water' — water that has reached the boiling point.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal