水井 shuǐ jǐng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ seoi2 zeng2

  • (water) well

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 水 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

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Example sentences

  • 水井 ( shuǐ jǐng seoi2 zeng2 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 可以 ( kě yǐ ho2 ji5 ) 取水 ( qǔ shuǐ ceoi2 seoi2 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 地方 ( dì fāng dei6 fong1 )。

    A well is a place where you can get water.

  • 含义 含義 ( hán yì ham4 ji6 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 哪里 哪裡 ( nǎ lǐ naa5 leoi5 ) 有水 ( yǒu shuǐ jau5 seoi2 ) 井 ( jǐng zeng2 ), 哪里 哪裡 ( nǎ lǐ naa5 leoi5 ) 就 ( jiù zau6 ) 有 ( yǒu jau5 ) 居民 ( jū mín geoi1 man4 )。

    The implication was that where there was a well, there were residents.

  • “ 胡同 ( hú tòng wu4 tung4 )” 这个 這個 ( zhè ge ze2 go3 ) 词 詞 ( cí ), 本意 ( běn yì bun2 ji3 ) 是 ( shì si6 )“ 水井 ( shuǐ jǐng seoi2 zeng2 )”, 来源于 來源於 ( lái yuán yú loi4 jyun4 jyu1 )700 年前 ( nián qián nin4 cin4 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 蒙古语 蒙古語 ( Měng gǔ yǔ mung4 gu2 jyu5 )。

    The term "hutong", originally meaning "water well", came from the Mongolian language about 700 years ago.

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