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  • 1

    n.dialdrinking water

    • gān jìng de chī shuǐ

      干净吃水

      clean drinking water

    • zài yī xiē dì fang chī shuǐ hěn guì

      一些地方吃水

      Drinking water is expensive in some places.

    • tā yào xiǎng bàn fǎ ràng jiā rén dōu yǒu zú gòu de chī shuǐ

      办法家人足够吃水

      She needs to find a way to make her family have enough drinking water.

  • 2

    v.absorb water; absorb moisture; soak up water

    • shā zhì tǔ rǎng chī shuǐ fēi cháng kuài

      土壤吃水非常

      The sandy soil soaks up water very quickly.

    • zhè kuài dì jī hū bù chī shuǐ

      几乎吃水

      This plot of land absorbs little water.

    • zhè zhǒng dà mǐ hěn chī shuǐ

      大米吃水

      This kind of rice absorbs much water.

  • 3

    n.draught; draft; have a draught (or draft) of

    • zhè chuán chī shuǐ wǔ mǐ

      吃水

      The ship has a draught of 5 metres.

    • chī shuǐ sān gōng chǐ

      吃水公尺

      3 metre draught

    • chī shuǐ de biāo zhì

      吃水标志

      draught marking

  • 4

    v.get drinking water; use water; fetch water

    • zài gāo shān dì qū chī shuǐ kùn nan

      高山地区吃水困难

      It is difficult to get drinking water in alpine areas.

    • gǎi shàn chī shuǐ tiáo jiàn

      改善吃水条件

      improve the condition of using water

    • wǒ men yào jiě jué chī shuǐ wèn tí

      我们解决吃水问题

      We need to solve the problem of using water.