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水龙头 (shuǐ lóng tóu) — how to say "water tap" in Chinese
水龙头
Water tap, faucet
noun
Character composition
水
water
龙
dragon
头
head
Radicals / Keys
大
Big
#37 · dà · 3 strokes
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
龍
Dragon
#212 · lóng · 16 strokes
Collocations
关水龙头
guān shuǐ lóng tóu
turn off the faucet
修水龙头
xiū shuǐ lóng tóu
fix the faucet
Examples
厨房的水龙头一直在漏水。
The faucet in the kitchen keeps leaking.
水龙头坏了。
The faucet is broken.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "water tap" in Chinese?
"water tap" in Chinese is 水龙头 (shuǐ lóng tóu).
Shui long tou in Mandarin
水龙头 (shuǐ lóng tóu) means "Water tap, faucet".
How is 水龙头 pronounced?
It is pronounced shuǐ lóng tóu (written as shui long tou, shuilongtou). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "water tap" in Chinese characters?
It is written 水龙头: 水 has 4 strokes, 龙 has 5 strokes, 头 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 水龙头?
水龙头 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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