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漏水 (lòu shuǐ) — to leak water

Definition

A verb-object phrase meaning a pipe, roof, or container lets water pass through a crack or hole. Used as a predicate (屋顶漏水了) or with 了/着 to mark the leaking state.

verb
to leak water

Examples

  • ，。
    Chú fáng de shuǐ guǎn lòu le shuǐ, kuài qù xiū yí xià.
    The kitchen pipe leaked water; go fix it quickly.
  • 漏水，。
    Wū dǐng lòu shuǐ le, xià yǔ tiān wū lǐ huì shī.
    The roof is leaking; the room gets wet when it rains.
  • 漏水。
    Qǐng jiǎn chá yí xià yù shì shì fǒu lòu shuǐ.
    Please check if the bathroom is leaking.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

漏lòuleak
水shuǐwater

漏 expresses leaking, and 水 is the water that leaks.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

漏 combines 水 (water) and 屚 (to leak), showing water leaking.

Open 漏 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

Open 水 →
Appears in
Home & Housing

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