水利 (shuǐ lì) — water conservancy (including irrigation, flood control, and water resources management)
Definition
水利 is the broad field of water conservancy — the engineering and management of water resources (irrigation, flood control, hydropower). 水库 is the physical reservoir within this system; 防汛 is the specific seasonal activity of flood prevention.
noun
water conservancy (including irrigation, flood control, and water resources management)
Examples
- 水利。Zhè ge dì qū de shuǐ lì shè shī fēi cháng xiān jìn.The water conservancy facilities in this area are very advanced.
- 水利。Zhèng fǔ tóu zī jiàn shè le hěn duō shuǐ lì gōng chéng.The government invested in building many water conservancy projects.
- 水利。shuǐ lì Duì fáng hóng qǐ zhe zhòng yào zuò yòng.Water conservancy plays an important role in flood control.
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