积水 (jī shuǐ) — (noun) accumulated water, standing water; (verb-object, 离合词) (of water) to accumulate
Definition
A separable verb-object (离合词): 积 ('accumulate') + 水 ('water') — used as a noun for standing/flood water, or as a verb meaning 'water accumulates'. Insert measure words or 了很多 between the two characters when used verbally.
noun
accumulated waterstanding water(verb-object, 离合词) (of water) to accumulate
Measure word · 滩
Examples
- 积水。Yǔ hòu lù miàn shàng chū xiàn le dà liàng jī shuǐ.A large amount of standing water appeared on the road after the rain.
- 积水，。Zhè duàn lù róng yì jī shuǐ, kāi chē yào xiǎo xīn.This section of road is prone to flooding; be careful when driving.
- ，。Yuàn zi lǐ jī le hěn duō shuǐ, dé gǎn jǐn pái diào.A lot of water has accumulated in the yard; it needs to be drained quickly.
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