(jǐng) — well (water well)

Definition

At HSK 6, 井 is the concrete noun for a water well (measure word 口). The 'orderly' sense (井井有条) is a fixed phrase, not a standalone meaning here.

noun
well (water well)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • Bà ba cóng jǐng lǐ dǎ le yì tǒng shuǐ.
    Dad drew a bucket of water from the well.
  • Zhè kǒu jǐng yǐ jīng yǒu èr bǎi duō nián lì shǐ le.
    This well has a history of more than two hundred years.
  • Cūn mín men yì qǐ wā le yì kǒu xīn jǐng.
    The villagers dug a new well together.

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