水利

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 国家投入大量资金兴修水利。▶ —
   The state invests heavily in building water conservancy works.
2. 这项水利工程能防洪也能灌溉。▶ —
   This water conservancy project can both prevent floods and irrigate.

Collocations

Mnemonic

水 shuǐ "water" + 利 lì "benefit": harnessing water for benefit, i.e. water conservancy (irrigation, flood control, hydropower, and water-resource management). Set phrase: 兴修水利 "to build water conservancy works". 利 is the 利 of 利用 "to utilize".

Related

Quick check

1. What does 水利 refer to?

   • using and managing water resources (irrigation, flood control)
   • the price of water
   • the taste of water
   • fish farming