Chinese word

地下水

Pronunciation

Pinyindì xià shuǐ

Meaning

  • noungroundwater

Example

雨季过后，地下水会回升。yǔ jì guò hòu dì xià shuǐ huì huí shēng

After the rainy season, groundwater rises.

Illustration for 地下水 (groundwater)

More examples

雨水渗透是地下水补给的重要途径。yú shuǐ shèn tòu shì dì xià shuǐ bú jǐ de zhòng yào tú jìng

Rainwater infiltration is an important way of replenishing groundwater.

Core concept

Water hidden beneath the ground that moves through soil and rock and can feed wells.

Common phrases

  • 地下水补给dì xià shuǐ bú jǐ

    groundwater recharge

  • 地下水污染dì xià shuǐ wū rǎn

    groundwater pollution

  • 地下水位下降dì xià shuǐ wèi xià jiàng

    groundwater-level decline

Similar words

地表水dì biáo shuǐ: Water found on the land's surface, including rivers, lakes, and rainwater.
井水jíng shuǐ: Water taken from a well for people to use.
含水层hán shuǐ céng: A layer of underground soil or rock that stores and carries water.
地下水位dì xià shuǐ wèi: The level reached by water below the ground.

Definition in Chinese

位于地表以下，在土壤和岩石孔隙中储存并能流动或被利用的水体，通常指含水层中的水wèi yú dì biǎo yǐ xià zài tú rǎng hé yán shí kǒng xì zhōng chǔ cún bìng néng liú dòng huò bèi lì yòng de shuí tǐ tōng cháng zhǐ hán shuǐ céng zhōng de shuǐ

Word origin

地下水 (dìxiàshuǐ, "groundwater") is formed from 地 (dì, "earth") + 下 (xià, "below") + 水 (shuǐ, "water"), naming water beneath the land.

Usage tips

  • In English, groundwater is usually an uncountable noun, so reports say "groundwater is rising" rather than "a groundwater."

Opposites

  • 地表水dì biáo shuǐsurface waternoun

Related words

  • 地下水补给dì xià shuǐ bú jǐgroundwater rechargenoun
  • 地下水污染dì xià shuǐ wū rǎngroundwater pollutionnoun

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