浇

jiāo · jiao

Traditional 澆

Meaning

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  1. to pour liquid
  2. to irrigate (using waterwheel)
  3. to water
  4. to cast (molten metal)
  5. to mold

In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)给(gěi)自(zì)己(jǐ)浇(jiāo)凉(liáng)水(shuǐ)以(yǐ)清(qīng)醒(xǐng)过(guò)来(lái)。

Tom poured cold water over himself to wake himself up.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)早(zǎo)晨(chén)给(gěi)花(huā)浇(jiāo)水(shuǐ)。

She waters the flowers every morning.

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