水利

水利 shuǐlì

Water conservation (irrigation area)

水利 in a sentence HSK 6 shuili

What 水利 means

  1. Water conservation (irrigation area)

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Character by character

水利 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

水
shuǐ
Water (river)
利
lì
Advantage (benefit - profit - interest)

How to write 水利

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水利 in a sentence

这项水利工程用了五年建成。
Zhè xiàng shuǐlì gōngchéng yòng le wǔ nián jiànchéng.
This water-conservancy project took five years to build.
水利设施对农业非常重要。
Shuǐlì shèshī duì nóngyè fēicháng zhòngyào.
Irrigation works are very important for agriculture.

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Questions about 水利

What does 水利 mean in English?

水利 is pronounced shuǐlì and means Water conservation (irrigation area).

How do you pronounce 水利?

水利 is shuǐlì in pinyin — written shuili without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 水利?

水利 is written with 2 characters: 水 (shuǐ) Water (river), 利 (lì) Advantage (benefit - profit - interest). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 水利 an HSK word?

Yes — 水利 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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