吃水 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 吃水

吃水

Definition drinking water / to obtain water (for daily needs) / to absorb water / draft (of ship)

Usage

中文释义〈动〉吸取水分：这块地不～｜和面时玉米面比白面～。 ❶〈动〉取用生活用水：高山地区～困难。❷〈方〉〈名〉供食用的水（区别于洗东西用的水）。〈名〉船身入水的深度。

Characters 吃 chī 水 shuǐ

COMMON WORDS WITH 吃水
	靠水吃水 kào shuǐ chī shuǐ Draught by water
	吃水线 ( 吃水線 ) chī shuǐ xiàn waterline / water level / line of flotation / plimsoll mark ( 吃水線 )
	吃水不忘挖井人 chī shuǐ bù wàng wā jǐng rén see 吃水不忘掘井人[chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2]
	吃水不忘掘井人 chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
	靠山吃山，靠水吃水 kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐ lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom) / fig. to make the best use of local resources / to exploit one's position to advance oneself / to find one's niche / to live off the land

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