用水 (yòng shuǐ) — to use water; water usage

Definition

Refers to the act or amount of water consumption — used in contexts like saving water (节约用水) or industrial/agricultural usage. As a verb phrase, it often functions as a topic or object, e.g. 工厂每天用水很多.

verb

to use waterwater usage

Examples

用水。
Zhè ge gōng chǎng měi tiān yòng shuǐ hěn duō.
This factory uses a lot of water every day.
。
Xǐ yī fu yòng le bù shǎo shuǐ.
Washing clothes used quite a bit of water.
用水，。
Qǐng jié yuē yòng shuǐ, bú yào làng fèi.
Please conserve water — don't waste it.

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