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水龙头

faucet

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

shui3long2tou2 • shuǐlóngtóu

Meaning

Primary

faucet

Alternatives

tap, water tap

Mnemonic

Picture the 水龙头 faucet of your sink, except instead of a normal metal tube, it is the 头 head of a 水 water 龙 dragon that spits out the water.

Usage

关 水龙头

turn off the faucet

开 水龙头

turn on the faucet

水龙头 在 滴水。

The faucet is dripping.