自来水厂

自來水廠

zìláishuǐchǎng

noun

Measure Word

一座自来水厂 zuò

Meanings

1 waterworks
2 tap-water plant
3 municipal water treatment plant

Characters

Examples

这座自来水厂每天供水几十万吨。

Zhè zuò zìláishuǐchǎng měitiān gòngshuǐ jǐshíwàn dūn.

This waterworks supplies several hundred thousand tonnes of water per day.

自来水厂正在升级过滤系统。

Zìláishuǐchǎng zhèngzài shēngjí guòlǜ xìtǒng.

The waterworks is upgrading its filtration system.

Tips

usage

自来水 literally "water that comes by itself" = piped tap water, so 自来水厂 is the plant that produces it. Contrast with 污水处理厂 (sewage treatment plant) which handles the other end of the cycle.

Stroke Order

自 zì

来 lái

水 shuǐ

厂 chǎng