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吃水

chī shuǐ

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Definitions

1. drinking water
2. to obtain water (for daily needs)
3. to absorb water
4. draft (of ship)

Example Sentences

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吃水 果。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6092436)

請隨意 吃水 果。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 864338)

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Words Containing 吃水

• 吃水不忘挖井人 吃水不忘挖井人 chī shuǐ bù wàng wā jǐng rén: see 吃水不忘掘井人[chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén]
• 吃水不忘掘井人 吃水不忘掘井人 chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén: Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
• 靠山吃山，靠水吃水 靠山吃山，靠水吃水 kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐ: lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom)

Child Words of 吃水

• 吃 吃 chī: to eat
• 水 水 shuǐ: water