- 生活水准 shēnghuóshuǐzhǔn standard of livingThe average amount and quality of goods and services consumed by a group or individual, including factors like income, healthcare, and education; also written as [[生活水平|生活水平|sheng1 huo2 shui3 ping2]] or [[生活程度|生活程度|sheng1 huo2 cheng2 du4]].
- 文化水准 wénhuàshuǐzhǔn cultural levelthe average degree of education or cultural refinement within a society or ethnic group
- 水准仪 shuǐzhǔnyí surveyor's levelan instrument used to measure the height difference between two points on the ground, typically consisting of a telescope, a spirit level, and a base
- 水准面 shuǐzhǔnmiàn datum levellevel surface or horizontal plane often used as a reference for surveying and elevation
- 水准器 shuǐzhǔnqì spirit levelAn instrument used to determine or check if a surface is perfectly horizontal; also known as a [[水平仪|水平儀|shui3 ping2 yi2]]
- 水准测量 shuǐzhǔncèliáng levelingthe process of using specialized instruments to measure and determine the height or elevation of points on the earth's surface
- 没水准 méishuǐzhǔn low-classlacking class; boorish; poor quality; substandard
- 大地水准面 dàdìshuǐzhǔnmiàn geoidthe hypothetical shape of the earth, coinciding with mean sea level and its imagined extension under or over land areas