自来水 (自來水)
zì lái shuǐ
Pinyin
Definition
自来水 (自來水)
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- running water
- tap water
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (20)
一清如水
- 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一碗水端平
- 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
- 2 fig. to be impartial
一点水一个泡
- 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)
三个和尚没水喝
- 1 lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
- 2 fig. everybody's business is nobody's business
- 3 (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
不敢自专
- 1 not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
Sample Sentences
有的地方连自来水都没有。像你这种有点洁癖的大小姐,保证呆一天就要叫苦连天!
Some places don't even have running water. I guarantee that someone like you who's a bit obsessed with cleanliness would be full of complaints after just a day!
不要喝自来水!
Don’t drink the tap water!