zhì
shuǐ

common
verb
technical

Meaning of 治水

治水 means to control floods; to manage waterways; to dredge rivers and prevent flooding. Pronounced zhì shuǐ.

  • to control floods; to manage waterways; to dredge rivers and prevent flooding

Definitions & Examples

zhì
shuǐ
de
shì
liú
chuán
le
qiān
nián
 

The story of Yu the Great controlling the floods has been passed down for thousands of years.

Zhè
shì
xiàng
xíng
zhì
shuǐ
gōng
chéng
 

This is a large-scale flood control project.

Zhèng
tóu
liàng
jīn
yòng
zhì
shuǐ
 

The government invested a large amount of funds in flood control.

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