Definition & Meaning

1.running water; tap water; city water; water flowing from water pipes

2.water supply; water works; equipment that supplies residents and factories, etc. with water; facility that fetches water from a water source, purifies, disinfects, and pressurizes it before sending it to users through pipelines

Word usage

zì lái shuǐ

自 来 水

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1
n.running water; tap water; city water; water flowing from water pipes
- zhè shì yī jiā zì lái shuǐ chǎng
  这是一家自来水厂。
  This is a waterworks.
- suǒ yǒu de wò shì li dōu yǒu lěng rè zì lái shuǐ
  所有的卧室里都有冷热自来水。
  There is hot and cold running water in all the bedrooms.
- zhè zì lái shuǐ hē le bù huì nào bìng ba
  这自来水喝了不会闹病吧？
  Is the tap water safe to drink?
2
n.water supply; water works; equipment that supplies residents and factories, etc. with water; facility that fetches water from a water source, purifies, disinfects, and pressurizes it before sending it to users through pipelines
- wǒ gēng huàn le shuǐ lóng tóu zài cì jiē tōng le zì lái shuǐ
  我更换了水龙头，再次接通了自来水。
  I replaced the taps and reconnected the water supply.
- zhè lǐ hái méi yǒu jiē tōng zì lái shuǐ
  这里还没有接通自来水。
  There is no water supply here.
- wǒ men bān jìn yī dòng tōng le diàn dàn méi yǒu zì lái shuǐ de xiǎo wū
  我们搬进一栋通了电但没有自来水的小屋。
  We moved into a cabin with electricity but no water supply.

Word usage

common measure word
"自来水" is often matched with measure word "吨"or"桶"or"盆".
- 一吨自来水
  one ton of tap water
- 一桶自来水
  one bucket of tap water
- 一盆自来水
  one basin of tap water

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