风力水车

風力水車
fēnglìshuǐchē
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 wind-powered waterwheel
  2. 2 wind-driven water pump

Examples

Yántián biān shùzhe jǐ tái lǎoshì de fēnglìshuǐchē.
Several old-style wind-powered waterwheels stood by the salt fields.
Fēnglìshuǐchē 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

fēng
shuǐ
chē