Definition
抽水 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to pump water' or 'to draw water'. The verb 抽 and the noun 水 can be separated to insert aspect markers, duration, or complements — for example, 抽了很多水 (pumped a lot of water). In colloquial gambling contexts, it can also mean 'to take a cut', though that usage is secondary.
v.o.
to pump waterto draw water
Examples
- 。Tā cóng jǐng lǐ chōu le hěn duō shuǐ.He pumped a lot of water from the well.
- 抽水。Zhè tái jīqì yòng lái chōu shuǐ.This machine is used to pump water.
- 抽水。Wǒmen xūyào chōu shuǐ lái jiāo dì.We need to pump water to water the fields.
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