抽水

chōushuǐ

verb #29,546

Meanings

1 to pump water
2 to drain water
3 (colloquial) to shrink in the wash

Characters

to pull out; to draw; to pump

Examples

工人用水泵抽水灌溉农田。

Gōngrén yòng shuǐbèng chōushuǐ guàngài nóngtián.

Workers used a water pump to irrigate the farmland.

这件衬衫洗完之后会抽水。

Zhè jiàn chènshān xǐ wán zhīhòu huì chōushuǐ.

This shirt will shrink after washing.

Tips

usage

抽水 has two common meanings: literally pumping water (as in irrigation or drainage), and colloquially referring to fabric shrinkage after washing. Context makes the meaning clear.

Stroke Order

抽 chōu

水 shuǐ