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灌溉

guàngài
verb HSK 7 #21,728

Meanings

  1. 1 to irrigate
  2. 2 irrigation

Characters

灌
guàn
to pour; to irrigate
溉
gài
to irrigate; to wash
Both characters mean to water/irrigate — a reinforcing compound.

Examples

这片农田需要灌溉。
Zhè piàn nóngtián xūyào guàngài.
These farmlands need irrigation.
古代就有了灌溉系统。
Gǔdài jiù yǒu le guàngài xìtǒng.
Irrigation systems already existed in ancient times.
农民用河水灌溉庄稼。
Nóngmín yòng héshuǐ guàngài zhuāngjia.
Farmers use river water to irrigate the crops.

Tips

history
China has a long history of irrigation engineering. The Dujiangyan (都江堰) irrigation system, built around 256 BC, is still in use today.
memory
Both 灌 and 溉 have the 氵(water) radical — irrigation is all about water.

Stroke Order

灌 guàn
溉 gài