水车

水車

shuǐchē

noun #37,817

Measure Word

一辆水车 liàng

Meanings

1 waterwheel
2 water-lifting wheel (for irrigation)
3 water tanker truck

Characters

Examples

古人用水车把水从河里引到田里。

Gǔrén yòng shuǐchē bǎ shuǐ cóng hé lǐ yǐn dào tián lǐ.

The ancients used waterwheels to bring water from the river to the fields.

干旱季节街上常有水车洒水。

Gānhàn jìjié jiē shàng cháng yǒu shuǐchē sǎ shuǐ.

During droughts you often see water tankers spraying water on the streets.

Tips

culture

Traditional Chinese 水车 included the famous 龙骨水车 (dragon-bone waterwheel), a foot-pedaled chain pump used since the Han dynasty for paddy-field irrigation. In modern usage 水车 also covers municipal water tanker trucks (洒水车 sǎshuǐchē) used for street cleaning.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

车 chē