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吃水
chīshuǐ
1.
drinking water
2.
to obtain water (for daily needs)
3.
to absorb water
4.
draft (of ship)
Common • Top 18%
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (3)
吃水不忘挖井人
chīshuǐbùwàngwājǐngrén
see [[吃水不忘掘井人<chīshuǐbùwàngjuéjǐngrén>]]
吃水不忘掘井人
chīshuǐbùwàngjuéjǐngrén
Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
靠山吃山，靠水吃水
kàoshānchīshān,kàoshuǐchīshuǐ
lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom)
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