改水

gǎishuǐ
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to improve water supply / quality
  2. 2 to reform rural drinking water

Examples

Zhèngfǔ zài nóngcūn kāizhǎn le gǎishuǐ gōngchéng.
The government launched water improvement projects in rural areas.
Gǎishuǐ gǎicè shì zhòngyào de gōnggòng wèishēng gōngzuò.
Improving water supply and sanitation is important public health work.

Tips

register
Bureaucratic/public-health term. Almost always appears in the set phrase 改水 gǎishuǐ gǎicè ('improve water and latrines'), referring to China's rural sanitation campaigns to reduce waterborne disease.

Stroke Order

gǎi
shuǐ