mò shuǐ
encre; encre d'écriture
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我需要一支钢笔和一瓶墨水。
wǒ xūyào yī zhī gāngbǐ hé yī píng mòshuǐ.
I need a pen and a bottle of ink.
墨水用完了。
mòshuǐ yòngwánle.
The ink is used up.
墨水是黑色的。
mòshuǐ shì hēisè de.
The ink is black.
白纸 (bái zhǐ)
white paper
空白 (kòng bái)
blank
The Chinese word 墨水 (mòshuǐ) for "ink" is composed of two characters: 墨 (mò) and 水 (shuǐ). The character 墨 originally meant "black" or "dark", and was used to describe the color of ink. The character 水, on the other hand, means "water", and refers to the liquid component of ink. Together, the two characters 墨水 literally mean "black water", which is a fitting description for ink.The earliest known use of the word 墨水 dates back to the Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE), when it was used to refer to a type of ink made from soot and water. Over time, the word 墨水 came to be used more broadly to refer to any type of ink, regardless of its composition.Today, 墨水 is the most common word for "ink" in Chinese. It is used in a variety of contexts, including writing, painting, and calligraphy.
