风力水车

風力水車

fēnglì shuǐchē

noun

Measure Word

一台风力水车 tái

Meanings

1 wind-powered waterwheel
2 wind-driven water pump

Characters

vehicle / wheel

Examples

HSK 7-9

盐田边竖着几台老式的风力水车。

Yán tiánbiān shù zhe jǐ tái lǎoshì de fēnglì shuǐchē.

Several old-style wind-powered waterwheels stood by the salt fields.

HSK 7-9

风力水车曾广泛用于灌溉和制盐。

Fēnglì shuǐchē céng guǎngfàn yòngyú guàngài hé zhì yán.

Wind-powered waterwheels were once widely used for irrigation and salt production.

Tips

culture

On China's coastal salt flats - especially around Tianjin and Jiangsu - wind-powered waterwheels were a centuries-old technology for moving brine before electric pumps replaced them in the 20th century.

Stroke Order

风 fēng

力 lì

水 shuǐ

车 chē