水龙

水龍

shuǐlóng

noun #34,890

Measure Word

一条水龙 tiáo

Meanings

1 fire hose / water hose
2 old: hand-pumped fire engine
3 (botany) water primrose (Jussiaea repens)

Characters

Examples

消防员拉出水龙喷向起火的楼房。

Xiāofángyuán lā chū shuǐlóng pēn xiàng qǐhuǒ de lóufáng.

The firefighters pulled out the hose and sprayed the burning building.

古时候救火靠的是手摇水龙。

Gǔ shíhou jiùhuǒ kào de shì shǒu yáo shuǐlóng.

In ancient times, firefighting relied on hand-pumped water engines.

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history

Before motorized fire engines, Chinese cities used 水龙 — a wooden hand-pumped 'water dragon' worked by teams of men. Local fire brigades were called 水龙会. The term survives today mostly in compound 水龙头 (faucet).

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

龙 lóng