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开水龙头

開水龍頭
kāishuǐlóngtóu
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to turn on the tap
  2. 2 to open the faucet

Characters

开
kāi
to open, turn on
水
shuǐ
water
龙
lóng
dragon
头
tóu
head

Examples

妈妈让我开水龙头洗手。
Māma ràng wǒ kāishuǐlóngtóu xǐshǒu.
Mom told me to turn on the tap and wash my hands.
开水龙头之前先检查一下热水。
Kāishuǐlóngtóu zhīqián xiān jiǎnchá yīxià rèshuǐ.
Check the hot water before turning on the tap.

Tips

culture
水龙头 literally means 'water dragon's head' — old-style metal taps were cast with dragon-head spouts, and the name stuck even after plumbing modernized.

Stroke Order

开 kāi
水 shuǐ
龙 lóng
头 tóu

Related Words

开头 kāitóu HSK 6 #3,889
beginning; start; opening / to begin; to start off
开放 kāifàng HSK 3 #4,568
to open up; to be open (to the public) / open; liberal; open-minded
开水 kāishuǐ HSK 4 #22,997
boiled water / boiling water
开启 kāiqǐ HSK 7 #5,754
to open; to turn on; to activate / to start; to initiate; to usher in
开门 kāimén #1,947
to open a door / to open for business / to begin; to start
开 kāi HSK 1 #155
to open / to turn on / to start / to drive
敞开 chǎngkāi HSK 7 #4,618
to open wide / to throw open
打开 dǎkāi HSK 1 #652
to open / to turn on
切开 qiēkāi #6,307
to cut open / to slice open
掉头 diàotóu HSK 7 #6,420
to make a U-turn; to turn around / to reverse direction
开水龙头 kāishuǐlóngtóu
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