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自来水

zì lái shuǐ

HSK 3.0 level 6 3-character word Traditional 自來水

自来水 (zì lái shuǐ) means "running water; tap water". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 自来水 means

1. running water; tap water

The characters in 自来水

• 自zì(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…
• 水shuǐwater; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 会水

Example sentences

• 自来水管冻裂了。
  The water pipes froze and then burst.

Words starting with 自来水

• 自来水管zì lái shuǐ guǎnwater mains; service pipe; tap-water pipe
• 自来水笔zì lái shuǐ bǐfountain pen

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