自来水厂

自來水廠

zìláishuǐchǎng

noun

Measure Word

一座自来水厂 zuò

Meanings

1 waterworks
2 tap-water plant
3 municipal water treatment plant

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

这座自来水厂每天供水几十万吨。

Zhè zuò zìláishuǐchǎng měitiān gòngshuǐ jǐshíwàn dūn.

This waterworks supplies several hundred thousand tonnes of water per day.

HSK 7-9

自来水厂正在升级过滤系统。

Zìláishuǐchǎng zhèngzài shēngjí guòlǜ xìtǒng.

The waterworks is upgrading its filtration system.

Tips

usage

自来水 literally 'water that comes by itself' = piped tap water, so 自来水厂 is the plant that produces it. Contrast with 污水处理厂 (sewage treatment plant) which handles the other end of the cycle.

Stroke Order

自 zì

来 lái

水 shuǐ

厂 chǎng