How to say “reservoir” in Chinese
reservoir
“Reservoir” in Chinese is 水库, shuǐ kù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
水库 is read shuǐ kù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a stream.
Under 广 “shelter” — 车 “cart”: a shed for chariots.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “水库”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “reservoir” in Chinese?
“Reservoir” in Chinese is 水库, pinyin shuǐkù.
What does 水库 mean?
水库 (shuǐkù) means “reservoir”.
How do you write 水库?
水库 is 2 characters: 水 (shuǐ) — water; 库 (kù) — warehouse, storehouse. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 水库?
水库 is read shuǐkù. Tones: shuǐ — third tone, kù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“reservoir” in the lesson “Where electricity comes from”
This word is from the topic “Energy, ecology, disasters” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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