Chinese Conversation · Level 43
90 words
Chinese word
水龙头
Pronunciation
Pinyinshuǐ lóng tóu
Meaning
- nounfaucet
Example
洗手时关掉水龙头。xí shǒu shí guān diào shuǐ lóng tóu
Turn off the faucet when washing your hands.
More examples
厨房的水龙头漏水，需要尽快找人修理。chú fáng de shuǐ lóng tóu lòu shuǐ xū yào jǐn kuài zhǎo rén xiū lǐ
The kitchen faucet is leaking, so we need to find someone to repair it as soon as possible.
Core concept
A hand-operated fitting at the end of a water pipe that starts, stops, and regulates the flow.
Common phrases
关掉水龙头guān diào shuǐ lóng tóu
turn off the faucet
打开水龙头dǎ kāi shuǐ lóng tóu
turn on the faucet
修理水龙头xiū lǐ shuǐ lóng tóu
repair the faucet
Similar words
水嘴shuí zuǐ: A small water outlet attached to a hose or sink for releasing water.
水栓shuǐ shuān: A water-line fitting in a home or public facility that allows water to flow in or out.
阀门fá mén: A control part in piping or machinery that stops or adjusts the flow of a fluid.
Definition in Chinese
用于控制自来水流量和开闭的器具，通常安装在水管或洗手池边，用以取水或停止供水。yòng yú kòng zhì zì lái shuǐ liú liàng hé kāi bì de qì jù tōng cháng ān zhuāng zài shuí guǎn huò xí shǒu chí biān yòng yǐ qú shuǐ huò tíng zhǐ gōng shuǐ
Word origin
水龙头 (shuǐlóngtóu, "water dragon head") is a literal compound that gives the projecting end of a water pipe a dragon-head image.
Usage tips
- English uses different everyday names for this household fitting in different regions, so listening and reading may require recognizing more than one label.