Chinese word

下水道

Pronunciation

Pinyinxià shuǐ dào

Meaning

  • nounsewer

Example

暴雨时，下水道容易堵塞。bào yǔ shí xià shuǐ dào róng yì dǔ sè

Sewers are easily clogged during heavy rain.

Illustration for 下水道 (sewer)

More examples

厨房的下水道有异味。chú fáng de xià shuǐ dào yǒu yì wèi

The kitchen drain smells bad.

Core concept

A hidden underground route where household wastewater and rainwater join and flow away.

Common phrases

  • 清理下水道qīng lǐ xià shuǐ dào

    clean the sewer pipe

  • 下水道堵塞xià shuǐ dào dǔ sè

    blocked sewer pipe

  • 下水道漏水xià shuǐ dào lòu shuǐ

    leaking sewer pipe

Similar words

下水管xià shuí guǎn: An underground pipe that carries sewage away over a distance.
排水管pái shuí guǎn: A pipe that carries water away from a building or road.
排水沟pái shuǐ gōu: An outdoor ditch or narrow channel that carries rainwater and extra water away.
下水xià shuǐ: Used or dirty water that needs to be drained away.

Definition in Chinese

在地下设置的、用于收集并输送生活污水与雨水的管道和沟渠系统。zài dì xià shè zhì de yòng yú shōu jí bìng shū sòng shēng huó wū shuǐ yǔ yú shuǐ de guǎn dào hé gōu qú xì tǒng

Word origin

下 (xià, "down") + 水 (shuǐ, "water") + 道 (dào, "route") presents a route below ground for water, giving the word its literal structure.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this noun often appears in reports about heavy rain, blockages, and city maintenance, making it useful for practical conversations about urban problems.

Other meanings

  • drainnoun
  • sewer pipenoun

Opposites

  • 给水管jí shuí guǎnwater supply pipenoun

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