chōu
shuǐ

common
verb

Meaning of 抽水

抽水 means to pump water; to draw water (with a pump); to shrink; to become smaller (especially fabric after washing). Pronounced chōu shuǐ.

  • to pump water; to draw water (with a pump)
  • to shrink; to become smaller (especially fabric after washing)

Definitions & Examples

Nóng
mín
zhèng
zài
yòng
chōu
shuǐ
gěi
dào
tián
chōu
shuǐ
 

The farmer is pumping water into the rice paddy using a water pump.

Bào
hòu
 
xiāo
fáng
duì
jǐn
chōu
shuǐ
pái
lào
 

After the heavy rain, the fire brigade urgently pumped water to drain the flooded area.

Zhè
ge
shuǐ
bèng
de
chōu
shuǐ
néng
hěn
qiáng
 

This water pump has a strong water-drawing capacity.