Definition
取水 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to obtain water' — you can insert aspect markers or measure words between 取 and 水, like 取了一次水 ('took water once') or 取过水 ('have taken water'). It's used for drawing water from natural sources (wells, rivers) or from a supply system.
v
to obtain waterto take water (from a well, river, etc.)
Examples
- 。Tā cóng jǐng lǐ qǔ le yí cì shuǐ.He took water from the well once.
- 取水。Wǒmen xūyào cóng hé lǐ qǔ shuǐ.We need to take water from the river.
- 取水。Zhège jīqì yòng lái qǔ shuǐ.This machine is used to obtain water.
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