- 北洋水师 běiyángshuǐshī Beiyang FleetThe Beiyang Fleet or North China Navy, specifically the modernized Chinese naval force established during the late Qing dynasty that was defeated in the First Sino-Japanese War
- 泥水师 níshuǐshī bricklayerbricklayer; plasterer; a craftsman who works with bricks, tiles, and plaster for building construction
- 风水师 fēngshuǐshī feng shui masterpractitioner of geomancy who studies the landscape and terrain to determine auspicious locations for buildings or graves
- 马尾水师学堂 mǎwěishuǐshīxuétáng Mawei Naval AcademyMawei Naval Academy, also known as the [[福州船政学堂|福州船政學堂|fu2 zhou1 chuan2 zheng4 xue2 tang2]], established in 1866 by the Qing dynasty