浇水

澆水

jiāoshuǐ

verb #14,762

Meanings

1 to water (plants, etc.)

Characters

to pour; to sprinkle

Examples

HSK 1

别忘了给花浇水。

Bié wàng le gěi huā jiāoshuǐ.

Don't forget to water the flowers.

HSK 4

这些植物需要每天浇水。

Zhèxiē zhíwù xūyào měitiān jiāoshuǐ.

These plants need to be watered every day.

Tips

grammar

浇水 is a verb-object compound. To specify what you're watering, use 给...浇水: 给花浇水 (water the flowers), 给菜地浇水 (water the vegetable patch).

Stroke Order

浇 jiāo

水 shuǐ