水库 (shuǐ kù) — reservoir
Definition
A 水库 is a man-made reservoir built to store water for irrigation, drinking, or power — unlike a natural 湖, it is constructed and managed as infrastructure.
noun
reservoir
Measure word · 座
Examples
- 水库。Wǒ jiā fù jìn yǒu yí zuò shuǐ kù.There is a reservoir near my home.
- 水库。Zhè zuò shuǐ kù wèi nóng tián tí gōng guàn gài yòng shuǐ.This reservoir provides irrigation water for farmland.
- 水库。shuǐ kù Lǐ de shuǐ kě yǐ yòng lái fā diàn.The water in the reservoir can be used to generate electricity.
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