地下水
dìxiàshuǐ
groundwater
Characters in this word
水 shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 水 — water, liquid, lotion, juice
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 过度抽取地下水会导致地面沉降，沿海城市尤其需要警惕。 Guòdù chōuqǔ dìxiàshuǐ huì dǎozhì dìmiàn chénjiàng, yánhǎi chéngshì yóuqí xūyào jǐngtì. Excessive extraction of groundwater can cause land subsidence, and coastal cities need to be especially alert.
- 这口井的水来自深层地下水，夏天很凉。 Zhè kǒu jǐng de shuǐ láizì shēncéng dìxiàshuǐ, xiàtiān hěn liáng. The water in this well comes from deep groundwater and is cool in summer.
- 干旱的地区常常要靠地下水来浇田。 Gānhàn de dìqū chángcháng yào kào dìxiàshuǐ lái jiāo tián. Dry regions often rely on groundwater to irrigate their fields.
Related words
- 地 de particle linking an adverbial to a verb (-ly)
- 地 dì ground, earth; place
- 地点 dìdiǎn place, location
- 地方 dìfang place
- 地上 dìshang on the ground, on the floor
- 地图 dìtú map
- 草地 cǎodì grassland; lawn
- 地球 dìqiú Earth
- 地铁 dìtiě subway
- 地铁站 dìtiězhàn subway station
- 外地 wàidì another place; out of town
- 当地 dāngdì local