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jiāo

water, irrigate

How common it is

浇 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say jiāo slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

浇表示往上面倒水或液体。

jiāo biǎo shì wǎng shàng miàn dǎo shuǐ huò yè tǐ。

浇 means to pour water or liquid onto something.

Context note

浇常用于植物、花和农活。

jiāo cháng yòng yú zhí wù 、 huā hé nóng huó。

It is often used with plants, flowers, and farming.

5 examples

给花浇水。
gěi huā jiāo shuǐ。
Water the flowers.
妈妈在浇菜。
mā ma zài jiāo cài。
Mom is watering the vegetables.
请帮我浇一下花。
qǐng bāng wǒ jiāo yí xià huā。
Please help me water the flowers.
他每天都浇树。
tā měi tiān dōu jiāo shù。
He waters the trees every day.
浇太多水不好。
jiāo tài duō shuǐ bù hǎo。
Watering too much is not good.

5 mini stories

早上,他先去浇花。
zǎo shàng, tā xiān qù jiāo huā。
In the morning, he first went to water the flowers.
老师带孩子们去看怎么浇菜。
lǎo shī dài hái zi men qù kàn zěn me jiāo cài。
The teacher took the children to see how to water vegetables.
天气热的时候,要记得浇水。
tiān qì rè de shí hòu, yào jì de jiāo shuǐ。
When the weather is hot, remember to water the plants.
她认真给窗边的花浇水。
tā rèn zhēn gěi chuāng biān de huā jiāo shuǐ。
She carefully watered the flowers by the window.
浇完水后,叶子更绿了。
jiāo wán shuǐ hòu, yè zi gèng lǜ le。
After watering, the leaves became greener.

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