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水库

reservoir

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

shui3ku4 • shuǐkù

Meaning

Primary

reservoir

Alternatives

water reservoir, water storage

Mnemonic

A 水库 reservoir is a 库 warehouse of sorts, but for storing 水 water specifically.

Usage

水库 是 用 来 储存 水 的 地方。

A reservoir is a place to store water.

前面 有 个 水库

there is a reservoir ahead

一 个 大型 的 自然 水库

a large natural reservoir