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    Using 浇水 (jiāoshuǐ) to express watering plants

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    Structure

    给 + Object + 浇水

    Explanation

    浇水 means "to water" and is most commonly used when talking about watering plants or gardens. It is a verb-object compound where 浇 means "to pour" and 水 means "water." You can insert modifiers between the verb and object or use it with an indirect object, as in 给花浇水 (water the flowers).

    Examples

    • 你今天给阳台上的花浇水了吗？

      Nǐ jīntiān gěi yángtái shàng de huā jiāo shuǐ le ma?

      Did you water the flowers on the balcony today?

    • 夏天要每天浇水，不然植物会枯死。

      Xiàtiān yào měi tiān jiāo shuǐ, bùrán zhíwù huì kūsǐ.

      You need to water every day in summer, otherwise the plants will wither and die.

    • 奶奶每天早上都给菜园浇水。

      Nǎinai měi tiān zǎoshang dōu gěi càiyuán jiāo shuǐ.

      Grandma waters the vegetable garden every morning.

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