浇 jiāo

spray, water, sprinkle

HSK 5 #2866

DEFINITIONS

  • spray, water, sprinkle
  • to pour liquid
  • to irrigate (using waterwheel)
  • to water
  • to cast (molten metal)
  • to mold

STROKES

WORDS

浇水 jiāo shuǐ to water (plants etc)
火上浇油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation; to enrage people and make matters worse
浇灌 jiāo guàn to water; to irrigate
浇铸 jiāo zhù to cast (molten metal); to mold
浇注 jiāo zhù to cast (metal)
盖浇饭 gài jiāo fàn rice with meat and vegetables
借酒浇愁 jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol)
浇冷水 jiāo lěng shuǐ to pour cold water; fig. to discourage
浇花 jiāo huā to water the plants; to water the garden
浇下 jiāo xià pour down; to pour liquid or water from above onto something
浇筑 jiāo zhù pour and cast (concrete, metal, etc.); to pour and solidify
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