水利
Old HSK 6
水利 (shuǐlì) · water conservancy
水利 (shuǐlì) means “water conservancy; irrigation works”. It is written with 2 characters: 水 (water) + 利 (gains). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 水利 is built
The characters
水 shuǐ · water
What 水 is made of
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: A river running between two banks; compare 川 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
利 lì · gains
What 利 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: Harvesting 刂 grain 禾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个村子修了很多水利工程。Zhège cūnzi xiū le hěnduō shuǐlì gōngchéng.This village has built many irrigation projects.
水利对农业非常重要。Shuǐlì duì nóngyè fēicháng zhòngyào.Water conservancy is very important for farming.
Questions about 水利
What does 水利 mean?
水利 (shuǐlì) means “water conservancy; irrigation works”.
How do you pronounce 水利?
水利 is pronounced shuǐlì.
Which HSK level is 水利?
水利 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 水果shuǐguǒfruit
- 水平shuǐpínglevel
- 药水yàoshuǐliquid medicine
- 凉水liángshuǐcold water
- 纯净水chúnjìngshuǐpurified water
- 海水hǎishuǐseawater
- 开水kāishuǐboiled water
- 矿泉水kuàngquánshuǐmineral water
- 泪水lèishuǐtears
- 汽水qìshuǐsoda
Learn 水利 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 171: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.