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自来水

zì lái shuǐ

HSK 6

Meaning

  • running water; tap water

Definition

指通过管道输送的经过处理的自来水，通常来自水厂。

Tap water, treated water supplied through pipes from a water treatment plant.

Usage

日常用语中泛指从水龙头流出的水，与井水、矿泉水等相对。也可用于比喻自然而来的事物。

In daily language, it generally refers to water from a faucet, as opposed to well water or mineral water. It can also be used metaphorically for something that comes naturally.

Examples

  • 1 请直接喝自来水，不要担心卫生问题，因为已经消毒了。(Please drink tap water directly; don't worry about hygiene because it has been disinfected.)
  • 2 这个地区的自来水水质很好，可以直接饮用。(The tap water quality in this area is very good and can be drunk directly.)
  • 3 我们家的自来水最近有漂白粉的味道，不知道是不是消毒剂加多了。(Our tap water recently has a taste of bleach; I wonder if too much disinfectant was added.)
  • 4 停电时，自来水也停了，真是麻烦。(When the power went out, the tap water also stopped; it was really troublesome.)
  • 5 他用自来水浇花，因为雨水不够。(He uses tap water to water the flowers because there's not enough rainwater.)
  • 6 这个项目就像自来水一样自然而来，我们没有刻意追求。(This project came naturally like tap water; we didn't deliberately pursue it.)

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