How to say “drinking water” in Chinese
drinking water
“Drinking water” in Chinese is 饮用水, yǐn yòng shuǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
饮用水 is read yǐn yòng shuǐ: 3 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
On the left, 饣 “food”.
A picture of a stream.
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 “饮用水”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 饮用水. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 当地居民迫切需要干净的饮用水dāngdìjūmínpòqièxūyàogānjìngdeyǐnyòngshuǐLocal residents urgently need clean drinking water.
More words from the lesson “Water, noise and greenery”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “drinking water” in Chinese?
“Drinking water” in Chinese is 饮用水, pinyin yǐnyòngshuǐ.
What does 饮用水 mean?
饮用水 (yǐnyòngshuǐ) means “drinking water”.
How do you write 饮用水?
饮用水 is 3 characters: 饮 (yǐn) — drink; beverage; 用 (yòng) — use; 水 (shuǐ) — water. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 饮用水?
饮用水 is read yǐnyòngshuǐ. Tones: yǐn — third tone, yòng — fourth tone, shuǐ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“drinking water” in the lesson “Water, noise and greenery”
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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