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抽水 Pronunciation and Pinyin

抽水 Usage and Examples

pump water

take a cut

skim money

这台发动机是用来从矿井中抽水的。

The engine is used for pumping water out of the mine.

抽水机启动了,船员们开始用水将火浇灭。

The pumps were started and the crew began to douse the fire with water.

The characters in 抽水

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
抽
chōu8draw out, extract, twitch
水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice

More words starting with 抽

  • chōu抽dīng丁To draft adult males, Conscription
  • chōu抽shàng上lai来draw up, pull up
  • chōu抽zhòng中le了won, got picked
  • chōu抽chū出draw out, pull out
  • chōu抽chū出shí时jiān间make time, find time
  • chōu抽chū出lai来pull out, extract
  • chōu抽dòng动twitch, spasm
  • chōu抽qǔ取extract, draw
  • chōu抽huí回To withdraw or retrieve.
  • chōu抽duō多smoke heavily, draw too much
  • chōu抽jiǎng奖raffle, lottery
  • chōu抽jiǎng奖quàn券raffle ticket, lottery ticket

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Questions about 抽水

What does 抽水 mean in Chinese?

抽水 (chōu shuǐ) means “pump water, take a cut, skim money”.

How do you pronounce 抽水?

抽水 is pronounced chōu shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “pump water” in Chinese?

“pump water” is 抽水 (chōu shuǐ) in Chinese.

How is 抽水 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 抽水, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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