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浇
澆
jiāo
1.
to pour liquid
2.
to irrigate (using waterwheel)
3.
to water
4.
to cast (molten metal)
5.
to mold
HSK 5
Common • Top 8%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (9)
浇花
jiāohuā
to water the plants
浇铸
jiāozhù
to cast (molten metal)
浇水
jiāoshuǐ
to water (plants etc)
浇注
jiāozhù
to cast (metal)
浇灌
jiāoguàn
to water
盖浇饭
gàijiāofàn
rice with meat and vegetables
浇冷水
jiāolěngshuǐ
to pour cold water
火上浇油
huǒshàngjiāoyóu
to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
借酒浇愁
jièjiǔjiāochóu
to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol)
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 5
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,865
- Word Frequency Rank
- 6,687 of 84,292