吃 水

drinking water
to obtain water (for daily needs)
to absorb water
draft (of ship)

Example sentences

你想吃水果馅饼吗？

nǐ xiǎng chī shuǐ guǒ xiàn bǐng ma?

You want to eat fruit pies?

Appears in

吃水不忘挖井人chī shuǐ bù wàng wā jǐng rénsee 吃水不忘掘井人[chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén]吃水不忘掘井人chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rénDrinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)靠山吃山，靠水吃水kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐlit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom)