water flow force; hydraulic head
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
the force or pressure of water flow; hydraulic head
Commonly used to describe the yield or pressure of wells, pumps, or water supply systems.
Zhè这
kǒu口
jǐng井
de的
shuǐ水
tóu头
hěn很
zú足
，
bù不
yòng用
chōu抽
shuǐ水
jī机
jiù就
néng能
chū出
shuǐ水
。
This well has plenty of natural water pressure; water flows out without a pump.
Tā他
men们
dǎ打
le了
yī一
kǒu口
shuǐ～
tóu很
hěn旺
wàng的
de井
，
jǐng解
jiě决
jué了
le灌
guàn溉
gài问
wèn题
。
They drilled a well with a strong flow, solving the irrigation problem.
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Shuǐ水
tóu头
bù不
gòu够
，
rè热
shuǐ水
qǐ器
dǎ打
bù不
zháo着
huǒ火
。
The water pressure isn't high enough; the water heater won't ignite.
noun
the momentum or crest of a flood; flood peak
technicalTechnical hydrological term describing the arrival and force of a flood peak.
Zhè这
cì次
hóng洪
shuǐ水
de的
shuǐ水
tóu头
hěn很
měng猛
，
dī堤
bà坝
chéng承
shòu受
le了
jù巨
dà大
yā压
lì力
。
The flood peak this time was very fierce; the dike withstood tremendous pressure.
Shuǐ水
tóu头
guò过
qù去
hòu后
，
shuǐ水
wèi位
kāi开
shǐ始
màn慢
màn慢
xià下
jiàng降
。
After the flood crest passed, the water level began to slowly recede.
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Jiān监
cè测
zhàn站
bào报
gào告
，
yù预
jì计
líng凌
chén晨
sān三
diǎn点
shuǐ水
tóu头
dào到
dá达
shì市
qū区
。
The monitoring station reported that the flood peak is expected to reach the urban area at 3 a.m.