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缺水

quē shuǐ

2-character word

What 缺水 means

1. water shortage
2. dehydration

The characters in 缺水

• 缺quēdeficiency; lack; scarce
• 水shuǐwater; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 会水

Example sentences

• 我们村不缺水。
  Wǒmen cūn bù quēshuǐ.
  Our village is not short of water.
• 鲜花因缺水而枯萎
  The flowers withered for want of water.
• 由于缺水，许多植物干枯了。
  Yóuyú quēshuǐ, xǔduō zhíwù gānkū le.
  Due to the lack of water, many of the plants have withered.
• 医生建议她多喝水，以免缺水。
  The doctor suggested that she drink more water to keep from being dehydrated.
• 由于缺水，花园里所有的花都死了。
  Yóuyú quēshuǐ, huāyuán lǐ suǒyǒu de Huādū sǐ le.
  Due to the water shortage, all the flowers in the garden have died.