Definition
漏水 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to leak water'. It combines 漏 (to leak) and 水 (water) as a verb-object compound. You can insert aspect markers or other elements between the two characters, such as 漏了水 ('has leaked water') or 漏过水 ('has leaked before'). When used as a whole, 漏水 describes a water leak as a condition or event. Remember that the object is already built in, so you don't add another direct object after this word.
v.o.
to leak water
Examples
- ，。Chúfáng de shuǐguǎn lòu le shuǐ, kuài qù xiū yíxià.The kitchen pipe leaked water; go fix it quickly.
- 漏水，。Wūdǐng lòu shuǐ le, xià yǔ tiān wū lǐ huì shī.The roof is leaking; the room gets wet when it rains.
- 漏水。Qǐng jiǎnchá yíxià yùshì shìfǒu lòu shuǐ.Please check if the bathroom is leaking.
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