水龙头 (shuǐlóngtóu): faucet

Measure Word

一个水龙头 gè

Meanings

1 faucet
2 tap
3 water tap

Characters

Examples

水龙头漏水了，需要修一修。

Shuǐlóngtóu lòushuǐ le, xūyào xiū yī xiū.

The faucet is leaking and needs to be fixed.

请把水龙头关紧。

Qǐng bǎ shuǐlóngtóu guān jǐn.

Please turn off the faucet tightly.

Tips

memory

水 (water) + 龙头 (dragon head) — a faucet is a 'water dragon head'. The original faucets were decorated with dragon-head spouts.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

龙 lóng

头 tóu

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