给水

給水
jǐshuǐ
verb #37,068

Meanings

  1. 1 to supply water
  2. 2 to provide feedwater (to a boiler etc.)
  3. 3 water supply (as a system)

Examples

HSK 4
Chéngshì de jǐshuǐ xìtǒng měitiān dōu zài wéihù.
The city's water supply system is maintained every day.
HSK 7-9
Guōlú jǐshuǐ bìxū jīngguò ruǎnhuà chǔlǐ.
Boiler feedwater must be softened before use.

Tips

mistakes
Note here is jǐ (3rd tone, 'supply / provide'), NOT gěi (3rd tone, 'give'). Same character, different reading and register - gěi is colloquial 'give', jǐ is formal/technical 'supply'. Compare 供给 (supply) and 自给自足 (self-sufficient).
register
Technical / engineering vocabulary - used in city utilities (给水管 water-supply pipe), boilers, fire systems. In casual speech you'd just say 供水.

Stroke Order

gěi
shuǐ