汲 (jí) — (formal/literary) to draw water from a well

Definition

Examples

• 古人从井中汲水饮用。
  Gǔ rén cóng jǐng zhōng jí shuǐ yǐn yòng.
  Ancient people drew water from wells for drinking.
• 他每天清晨都要去井边汲水。
  Tā měi tiān qīng chén dōu yào qù jǐng biān jí shuǐ.
  Every morning he would go to the well to draw water.
• 这个村庄的居民仍然用传统方式汲水。
  Zhè ge cūn zhuāng de jū mín réng rán yòng chuán tǒng fāng shì jí shuǐ.
  The residents of this village still draw water using traditional methods.