Chinese word

排水

Pronunciation

Pinyinpái shuǐ

Meaning

  • noundrain

Example

浴室的排水有点慢。yù shì de pái shuǐ yóu diǎn màn

The bathroom drain is a little slow.

Illustration for 排水 (drain)

More examples

下雨时小区的排水不畅。xià yǔ shí xiǎo qū de pái shuǐ bú chàng

When it rains, the residential area's drainage is poor.

Core concept

A route or system that carries unwanted water away through pipes, channels, or outlets.

Common phrases

  • 排水不畅pái shuǐ bú chàng

    poor drainage

  • 排水管pái shuí guǎn

    drainage pipe

Similar words

排水口pái shuí kǒu: The opening or nearby area where water flows out of a floor, sink, or bathtub.
排水管pái shuí guǎn: A pipe used to carry water away from a building or facility.
下水道xià shuǐ dào: A public system of pipes and facilities for collecting and carrying away wastewater and rainwater.
污水wū shuǐ: Water made dirty by homes, businesses, or factories and no longer fit for use.

Definition in Chinese

把多余或积聚的水通过管道、沟渠等引出或排出的行为，或指负责排走水的设施和系统。bǎ duō yú huò jī jù de shuǐ tōng guò guǎn dào gōu qú děng yǐn chū huò pái chū de xíng wéi huò zhǐ fù zé pái zóu shuǐ de shè shī hé xì tǒng

Word origin

排水 (páishuǐ, "drain") combines 排 (pái, "push out or remove") with 水 (shuǐ, "water"), directly naming the act of sending water away.

Usage tips

  • In everyday facility talk, this noun describes how well a bathroom, roof, or road gets rid of water, so poor flow is treated as a system problem rather than as a problem with the water itself.

Other meanings

  • drain awayverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 排水口pái shuí kǒudrain openingnoun

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