自来水 (zì lái shuǐ) — tap water; running water (from a municipal supply)
Definition
Water piped into your home from the municipal supply — 'tap water / running water' as infrastructure, not a quality judgment. 饮用水 is the broader concept of water safe to drink.
noun
tap waterrunning water (from a municipal supply)
Examples
- 自来水，？Zhè bēi zì lái shuǐ shì liáng de, kě yǐ hē ma?This glass of tap water is cold — can I drink it?
- 自来水。Xīn xiǎo qū yǐ jīng tōng le zì lái shuǐ.The new residential area already has running water.
- 自来水。Yòng zì lái shuǐ xǐ cài bǐ yòng jǐng shuǐ gān jìng.Washing vegetables with tap water is cleaner than with well water.
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