蓄水池 (xùshuǐchí): reservoir

Measure Word

一个蓄水池 gè

Meanings

1 reservoir
2 water tank
3 cistern

Characters

蓄

xù

to store; to accumulate

Examples

HSK 6

村子里建了一个大型蓄水池来储存雨水。

Cūnzi lǐ jiàn le yī gè dàxíng xùshuǐchí lái chǔcún yǔshuǐ.

A large reservoir was built in the village to store rainwater.

HSK 7-9

干旱季节，蓄水池里的水变得非常宝贵。

Gānhàn jìjié, xùshuǐchí lǐ de shuǐ biàn de fēicháng bǎoguì.

During the dry season, the water in the reservoir becomes extremely precious.

Tips

memory

蓄 = to store/accumulate, 水 = water, 池 = pool/pond → a pool for storing water.

Stroke Order

蓄 xù

水 shuǐ

池 chí

Related Words

水池 shuǐchí #9,074

pool; pond / sink; basin (for water)

热水 rèshuǐ HSK 6 #7,080

hot water; boiled water

水面 shuǐmiàn HSK 7-9 #7,805

water surface / surface of the water

取水 qǔshuǐ #26,876

to fetch water / to draw water / water intake

停水 tíngshuǐ #29,784

to cut off the water supply / water outage / to stop the water

凉水 liángshuǐ HSK 3 #30,123

cold water; cool water / unboiled water

积水 jīshuǐ #25,767

accumulated water / standing water / pooled water / waterlogging

水流 shuǐliú #10,583

water current / stream / flow of water

水管 shuǐguǎn HSK 7-9 #5,663

water pipe / plumbing pipe

水箱 shuǐxiāng #15,912

water tank / radiator / cistern