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HSK 5	jiāo shuǐ	to water (plants etc)
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

1		bǐ dé 彼得 zǎo shang 早上 gěi 给 huā yuán 花园 jiāo shuǐ 浇水。 Peter waters the garden in the morning.
2		zhè 这 pén huā 盆花 xū yào 需要 měi tiān 每天 jiāo shuǐ 浇水。 This plant needs to be watered every day.
3		zhè 这 kē 棵 pén zāi 盆栽 zhí wù 植物 xū yào 需要 měi zhōu 每周 jiāo shuǐ 浇水 yí cì 一次。 This potted plant needs to be watered once a week.
4		tā 他 zài 在 huā tán 花坛 lǐ 里 sǎ 洒 zhe 着 shuǐ 水， jiāo guàn 浇灌 zhe 着 xiān huā 鲜花。 He was watering the flowers by sprinkling water on them.
5		nóng mín 农民 zhèng zài 正在 gěi 给 táo shù 桃树 jiāo shuǐ 浇水， yǐ 以 bǎo zhèng 保证 guǒ shí 果实 de 的 shēng zhǎng 生长。 The farmer is watering the peach tree to ensure fruit growth.

1		bǐ dé 彼得 zǎo shang 早上 gěi 给 huā yuán 花园 jiāo shuǐ 浇水。 Peter waters the garden in the morning.
2		zhè 这 pén huā 盆花 xū yào 需要 měi tiān 每天 jiāo shuǐ 浇水。 This plant needs to be watered every day.
3		zhè 这 kē 棵 pén zāi 盆栽 zhí wù 植物 xū yào 需要 měi zhōu 每周 jiāo shuǐ 浇水 yí cì 一次。 This potted plant needs to be watered once a week.
4		tā 他 zài 在 huā tán 花坛 lǐ 里 sǎ 洒 zhe 着 shuǐ 水， jiāo guàn 浇灌 zhe 着 xiān huā 鲜花。 He was watering the flowers by sprinkling water on them.
5		nóng mín 农民 zhèng zài 正在 gěi 给 táo shù 桃树 jiāo shuǐ 浇水， yǐ 以 bǎo zhèng 保证 guǒ shí 果实 de 的 shēng zhǎng 生长。 The farmer is watering the peach tree to ensure fruit growth.