How to say “tap water” in Chinese
tap water
“Tap water” in Chinese is 自来水, zì lái shuǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
自来水 is read zì lái 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
A picture of a nose: when Chinese people say “me”, they point at their nose.
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 “自来水”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 自来水. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这里的自来水不能直接喝。zhèlǐdezìláishuǐbùnéngzhíjiēhēYou can't drink the tap water here without boiling it.
More words from the lesson “Water, heat and light”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “tap water” in Chinese?
“Tap water” in Chinese is 自来水, pinyin zìláishuǐ.
What does 自来水 mean?
自来水 (zìláishuǐ) means “tap water”.
How do you write 自来水?
自来水 is 3 characters: 自 (zì) — self; 来 (lái) — come; 水 (shuǐ) — water. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 自来水?
自来水 is read zìláishuǐ. Tones: zì — fourth tone, lái — second tone, shuǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“tap water” in the lesson “Water, heat and light”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” 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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