自
来
水

Running water in Chinese: 自来水 (zì lái shuǐ)

zì lái shuǐ

running water

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 自來水1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1running water
  2. 2tap water

Stroke order

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自
来
水

Zhuyin

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ㄗˋ

zì

ㄗ/ zˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄞˊ

lái

ㄌ/ lㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

ㄕㄨㄟˇ

shuǐ

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

自来水

Simplified

自來水

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这里的自来水可以直接喝吗?

    zhè lǐ de zì lái shuǐ kě yǐ zhí jiē hē ma?

    Can you drink the tap water here straight from the tap?

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Related words

来

lái

to come

水

shuǐ

water

自

zì

self

水果

shuǐ guǒ

fruit

水平

shuǐ píng

level (of achievement etc)

自己

zì jǐ

oneself

本来

běn lái

original

从来

cóng lái

always

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

将来

jiāng lái

in the future

起来

qǐ lai

to stand up

原来

yuán lái

original

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