水井

shuǐjǐng

noun #32,625

Measure Word

一口水井 kǒu

Meanings

1 water well

Characters

Examples

村里有一口老水井。

Cūnlǐ yǒu yì kǒu lǎo shuǐjǐng.

There is an old water well in the village.

他每天到水井打水。

Tā měitiān dào shuǐjǐng dǎ shuǐ.

He draws water from the well every day.

Tips

usage

Measure word for wells is 口 (kǒu), as in 一口井 — a hangover from counting 'mouths' of the earth. 水井 is the explicit form; in most contexts just 井 suffices.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

井 jǐng