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识水性

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要识水性
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识水性的人
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不识水性
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粗识水性
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略识水性

Definition

识水性

Literally means:

know how to swim

Actually means:

识 means knowing.

This phrase means knowing how to swim or knowing the features of a river, lake, or ocean, its depth, flow, speed, etc. It also means one is familiar with something or knows the relevant information.

识,懂得。

识水性,指会游泳,或了解水域(江河湖海等)的水深、流量、流速等特性。也比喻了解或熟悉有关的情况。

Example

Used as predicate, attributive or object. (作谓语、定语、宾语)
1
Zhǐyào
只要
lüè
shí
shuǐxìng
水性
  
,
jīngguò
经过
四五
tiān
de
zhuān
专业
qiánshuǐ
潜水
péixùn
培训
  
,
jiù
zài
shēn
深度
chāoguò
超过
18
18
de
hǎi
海底
  
,
lǐnglüè
领略
li
那里
de
àomiào
奥妙
  

As long as you have a little knowledge of water, after four or five days of professional diving training, you can get a look at the bottom of the sea at depths of no more than 18 meters.

2
Lǎowáng
老王
shì
zài
biān
河边
cháng
长大
de
  
,
shú
熟悉
zhè
tiáo
de
guī
规律
  
,
shì
dāng
当地
zuì
shí
shuǐxìng
水性
de
rén
  

Lao Wang grew up by the river, familiar with the laws of the river, is the most water-aware people in the area.

3
shūrén
读书人
xiàhǎi
下海
jīngshāng
经商
yào
shí
shuǐxìng
水性
  
,
shú
熟悉
shìchǎng
市场
  
,
cái
zhì
不至于
shībài
失败
  

Readers go to sea to do business to know the water, familiar with the market, so as not to fail.