Chinese Word: 浇 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

浇 (Trad.: 澆)HSK 5

Pinyin: jiāo

English Definition: to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold

Chinese Definition:
①由上往下淋，洒：浇花。
②灌溉：浇地。
③把液汁倒入模型：浇版。浇筑。浇铸。
④刻薄：浇薄。浇漓。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic: 尧 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

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浇水	jiāo shuǐ	to water (plants etc)	HSK 5
浇灌	jiāo guàn	to water; to irrigate
浇注	jiāo zhù	to cast (metal)
浇铸	jiāo zhù	to cast (molten metal); to mold
火上浇油	huǒ shàng jiāo yóu	to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation; to enrage people and make matters worse

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1		wèi shén 为什 me bù gěi 么不给 tā men 它们 jiāo 浇 diǎn 点 rè shuǐ 热水 ne 呢？ Why not pour some hot water on them?
2		dàn shì 但是 bù 不 yào 要 jiāo 浇 tài 太 duō 多 shuǐ 水。 But do not water too much.
3		“ jiù 就 xiàng 像 zhè yàng 这样， ” tā 他 yī biān 一边 shuō 说， yī biān 一边 zuò 做 le 了 gè 个 yòng 用 wǎn 碗 yǎo 舀 shuǐ 水 jiāo 浇 dào tóu 到头 shàng 上 de 的 dòng zuò 动作。 "Like this, " he said, pantomiming filling a bowl with water and dumping it over his head.
4		bù 不 yào 要 xiàng 向 tā men 他们 jiāo 浇 lěng shuǐ 冷水。 Don't throw cold water on them.
5		yòng 用 zhǔ 煮 guò 过 shū cài 蔬菜 de 的 shuǐ 水 huò shì 或是 yòng 用 xǐ 洗 guò 过 yú 鱼 de 的 róng qì 容器 zhōng 中 de 的 shuǐ 水 lái 来 jiāo 浇 huā 花， zhè yàng 这样 néng 能 huì 会 gěi 给 zhí wù 植物 yíng yǎng 营养， cóng ér 从而 bāng zhù 帮助 tā men 它们 shēng zhǎng 生长。 Tip:Watering your plants with the water in which you boiled vegetables or water from your fish tank gives them nutrients that help them grow.

1		wèi shén 为什 me bù gěi 么不给 tā men 它们 jiāo 浇 diǎn 点 rè shuǐ 热水 ne 呢？ Why not pour some hot water on them?
2		dàn shì 但是 bù 不 yào 要 jiāo 浇 tài 太 duō 多 shuǐ 水。 But do not water too much.
3		“ jiù 就 xiàng 像 zhè yàng 这样， ” tā 他 yī biān 一边 shuō 说， yī biān 一边 zuò 做 le 了 gè 个 yòng 用 wǎn 碗 yǎo 舀 shuǐ 水 jiāo 浇 dào tóu 到头 shàng 上 de 的 dòng zuò 动作。 "Like this, " he said, pantomiming filling a bowl with water and dumping it over his head.
4		bù 不 yào 要 xiàng 向 tā men 他们 jiāo 浇 lěng shuǐ 冷水。 Don't throw cold water on them.
5		yòng 用 zhǔ 煮 guò 过 shū cài 蔬菜 de 的 shuǐ 水 huò shì 或是 yòng 用 xǐ 洗 guò 过 yú 鱼 de 的 róng qì 容器 zhōng 中 de 的 shuǐ 水 lái 来 jiāo 浇 huā 花， zhè yàng 这样 néng 能 huì 会 gěi 给 zhí wù 植物 yíng yǎng 营养， cóng ér 从而 bāng zhù 帮助 tā men 它们 shēng zhǎng 生长。 Tip:Watering your plants with the water in which you boiled vegetables or water from your fish tank gives them nutrients that help them grow.