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开水龙头
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开水龙头
開水龍頭
kāishuǐlóngtóu
verb
Meanings
1
to turn on the tap
2
to open the faucet
Characters
开
kāi
to open, turn on
水
shuǐ
water
龙
lóng
dragon
头
tóu
head
Examples
拼音
EN
妈妈
让我
开水龙头
洗手
。
Māma ràng wǒ kāishuǐlóngtóu xǐshǒu.
Mom told me to turn on the tap and wash my hands.
开水龙头
之前
先
检查
一下
热水
。
Kāishuǐlóngtóu zhīqián xiān jiǎnchá yīxià rèshuǐ.
Check the hot water before turning on the tap.
Tips
culture
水龙头
literally means 'water dragon's head' — old-style metal taps were cast with dragon-head spouts, and the name stuck even after plumbing modernized.
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开
kāi
水
shuǐ
龙
lóng
头
tóu
Related Words
开头
kāitóu
HSK 6
#3,889
beginning; start; opening / to begin; to start off
开放
kāifàng
HSK 3
#4,568
to open up; to be open (to the public) / open; liberal; open-minded
开水
kāishuǐ
HSK 4
#22,997
boiled water / boiling water
开启
kāiqǐ
HSK 7
#5,754
to open; to turn on; to activate / to start; to initiate; to usher in
开门
kāimén
#1,947
to open a door / to open for business / to begin; to start
开
kāi
HSK 1
#155
to open / to turn on / to start / to drive
敞开
chǎngkāi
HSK 7
#4,618
to open wide / to throw open
打开
dǎkāi
HSK 1
#652
to open / to turn on
切开
qiēkāi
#6,307
to cut open / to slice open
掉头
diàotóu
HSK 7
#6,420
to make a U-turn; to turn around / to reverse direction
开水龙头
kāishuǐlóngtóu
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