水库

shuǐ kù

CL 个 gè 座 zuò

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. reservoir

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Word relationships

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• 蓄水池 xù shuǐ chí 蓄水池 xù shuǐ chí water reservoir 蓄水池规模较小，常用于城市供水，水库规模更大: water reservoir

Related words

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• 池塘 chí táng 池塘 chí táng pool 水库是大型人工水体，池塘是小型的: pool
• 水坝 shuǐ bà 水坝 shuǐ bà dam 水坝是挡水的建筑物，水库是由水坝形成的水体: dam

Usage notes

Collocations

常用搭配：修建水库、水库蓄水、水库放水，不与“建造水池”通用。

Common mistakes

“水库”不可与“水池”混淆；“水池”指小型蓄水设施，而“水库”指大型人工水体。

Example Sentences

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这座 水库 为城市供水。

This reservoir supplies water to the city.

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Words Containing 水库

• 三峡水库 三峡水库 sān xiá shuǐ kù: Three Gorges Reservoir on the Changjiang or Yangtze
• 官厅水库 官厅水库 guān tīng shuǐ kù: Guanting or Kuan-ting Reservoir in Hebei, one of the main water reservoirs serving Beijing
• 紫坪铺水库 紫坪铺水库 zǐ píng pū shuǐ kù: Zipingpu Reservoir, Sichuan

Child Words of 水库

• 库 库 kù: warehouse
• 水 水 shuǐ: water