水龙头

水龍頭

shuǐlóngtóu

noun HSK 7-9 #13,819

Measure Word

一个水龙头 gè

Meanings

1 faucet
2 tap
3 water tap

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

水龙头漏水了，需要修一修。

Shuǐlóngtóu lòushuǐ le, xūyào xiū yī xiū.

The faucet is leaking and needs to be fixed.

HSK 5

请把水龙头关紧。

Qǐng bǎ shuǐlóngtóu guān jǐn.

Please turn off the faucet tightly.

Tips

memory

水 (water) + 龙头 (dragon head) - a faucet is a 'water dragon head'. The original faucets were decorated with dragon-head spouts.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

龙 lóng

头 tóu