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    Referring to a large quantity of water with 大水 (dàshuǐ)

    Description & Modification
    Numbers & Quantity

    Structure

    大水 + Noun

    Explanation

    The compound 大水 (dàshuǐ) combines the adjective 大 (big) with 水 (water) to mean "big water" or a large volume of water. It can also function as a modifier for containers, as in 大水桶 (big water bucket).

    Examples

    • 下了一场大雨，路上到处都是大水。

      xià le yī chǎng dà yǔ, lù shàng dàochù dōu shì dà shuǐ.

      After a heavy rain, there was flooding everywhere on the roads.

    • 爷爷提着一桶大水去浇菜地。

      yéye tí zhe yī tǒng dà shuǐ qù jiāo càidì.

      Grandpa carried a bucket of water to water the vegetable garden.

    • 院子里的大水还没有退。

      yuànzi lǐ de dà shuǐ hái méiyǒu tuì.

      The floodwater in the yard still hasn't receded.

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