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浇水

jiāo shuǐ

2-character word Traditional 澆水

What 浇水 means

1. to water (plants etc)

The characters in 浇水

• 浇jiāoto pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water
• 水shuǐwater; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 会水

Example sentences

• 他们给果树浇水。
  Tāmen gěi guǒshù jiāoshuǐ.
  They water the fruit trees.
• 我正在给花浇水。
  I am watering the flowers.
• 花园里的花要浇水了。
  The flowers in the garden need watering.
• 我要去给花园浇水了。
  I'll water the garden.
• 花园里的花需要浇水。
  The flowers in the garden need to be watered.
• 您吃早餐前给植物浇水。
  Nín chī zǎocān qián gěi zhíwù jiāoshuǐ.
  Water the plants before eating breakfast.

Sounds the same

Read jiāo shuǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 胶水glue