| 不谙水性 |
bù ān shuǐ xìng |
to not know how to swim; to not be a strong swimmer |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 谙 |
ān |
to be versed in / to know well |
| 水 |
Shuǐ |
surname Shui |
| 水 |
shuǐ |
water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment |
| 水性 |
shuǐ xìng |
swimming ability / characteristics of a body of water (depth, currents etc) / aqueous / water-based (paint etc) |
| 性 |
xìng |
nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL:个 |