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

Chéngshì de jǐshuǐ xìtǒng měi tiān dōu zài wéihù.
The city's water supply system is maintained every day.
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 (gōngjǐ, supply) and 自给自足 (zìjǐ zìzú, self-sufficient).
register
Technical / engineering vocabulary — used in city utilities (给水 water-supply pipe), boilers, fire systems. In casual speech you'd just say 供水 (gōngshuǐ).

Stroke Order

gěi
shuǐ