抽水站

chōushuǐzhàn

noun

Measure Word

一座抽水站 zuò

Meanings

1 water pumping station
2 pump station

Characters

Examples

防汛期间抽水站二十四小时运转。

Fángxùn qījiān chōushuǐzhàn èrshísì xiǎoshí yùnzhuǎn.

During flood-control season, the pumping station runs around the clock.

村里新建了一座抽水站，方便农田灌溉。

Cūn lǐ xīnjiànle yí zuò chōushuǐzhàn, fāngbiàn nóngtián guàngài.

The village built a new pumping station to make field irrigation easier.

Tips

usage

抽水 'to draw water (with a pump)' + 站 'station'. You'll see related words: 加油站 (jiāyóuzhàn, 'gas station'), 变电站 (biàndiànzhàn, 'electrical substation'), 公交车站 (gōngjiāochēzhàn, 'bus stop'). The -站 suffix marks utility/transit infrastructure.

Stroke Order

抽 chōu

水 shuǐ

站 zhàn