水库

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 这座水库为附近城市提供饮用水。▶ —
   This reservoir supplies drinking water to the nearby city.
2. 雨季时,水库的水位明显上升。▶ —
   In the rainy season, the reservoir’s water level rises noticeably.

Collocations

Mnemonic

水 shuǐ "water" + 库 kù "storehouse": a storehouse of water, i.e. a reservoir. 库 is the 库 of 仓库 "warehouse" and 库存 "stock", both naming a place to hold things. A 水库 is the artificial lake formed by damming with a 堤坝.

Related

Quick check

1. What does 水库 mean?

   • a reservoir that holds water
   • a shop that sells water
   • the temperature of water
   • the color of water