gài
溉
irrigate; water
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to irrigate; to water (plants/land)
literaryThis is a literary/formal term, commonly used in fixed phrases like 灌溉.
Nóng农
mín民
bó伯
bo伯
zhèng正
zài在
tián田
jiān间
guàn灌
gài～
nóng农
tián田
。
The farmers are irrigating the farm fields in the fields.
Zhè这
chǎng场
jí及
shí时
yǔ雨
gài～
huó活
le了
gān干
hé涸
de的
tǔ土
dì地
。
This timely rain revived the parched land.
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Yuán园
dīng丁
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
yào要
gài～
jiāo浇
huā花
yuán园
lǐ里
de的
huā花
cǎo草
。
The gardener waters the flowers and plants in the garden every day.
Huáng黄
hé河
shuǐ水
yòng用
lái来
gài～
gài溉
běi北
fāng方
de的
dà大
piàn片
nóng农
tián田
。
Yellow River water is used to irrigate large farmlands in northern China.
Gān干
hàn旱
jì季
jié节
xū需
yào要
rén人
gōng工
gài～
gài溉
zuò作
wù物
。
Artificial irrigation is needed for crops during dry seasons.