Chinese word

浇

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiāo

Meaning

  • verbwater

Example

我每天给花浇水。wǒ měi tiān gěi huā jiāo shuǐ

I water the flowers every day.

Illustration for 浇 (water)

More examples

傍晚我用水壶给阳台的花浇水。bàng wǎn wǒ yòng shuǐ hú gěi yáng tái de huā jiāo shuǐ

In the evening, I water the flowers on the balcony with a watering can.

Core concept

Direct liquid onto a surface, especially plant roots or soil, so it becomes wet and the plant receives water.

Common phrases

  • 给花浇水gěi huā jiāo shuǐ

    water the flowers

  • 用水壶浇花yòng shuǐ hú jiāo huā

    water the flowers with a watering can

Similar words

倒dào: Moving liquid from one container into another container or a cup.
洒sǎ: Sprinkling water finely and evenly over a surface.
淋lín: Pouring plenty of water over something to make it wet.

Definition in Chinese

把水浇在植物或土壤上，使其湿润或得到灌溉。bǎ shuǐ jiāo zài zhí wù huò tú rǎng shàng shǐ qí shī rùn huò dé dào guàn gài

Word origin

浇 (jiāo, "to water") is a simplified phono-semantic character whose water radical points to liquid and whose other component mainly indicates the sound.

Usage tips

  • For everyday English speakers, this verb normally targets a plant, flower bed, lawn, or soil, while liquid served to a person uses a different everyday verb.

Other meanings

  • pourverb
  • pour oververb

Opposites

Related words

  • 浇水jiāo shuǐwateringnoun
  • 浇灌jiāo guànirrigateverb

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