下水道

xiàshuǐdào

noun #5,850

Measure Word

一条下水道 tiáo

Meanings

1 sewer
2 drain

Characters

road; channel; way

Examples

下水道堵了。

Xiàshuǐdào dǔ le.

The drain is clogged.

工人在修下水道。

Gōngrén zài xiū xiàshuǐdào.

The workers are repairing the sewer.

Tips

memory

下 (down) + 水 (water) + 道 (channel/road) = a channel for water to go down, i.e. a drain or sewer.

Stroke Order

下 xià

水 shuǐ

道 dào