Usage note
浇表示往上面倒水或液体。
jiāo biǎo shì wǎng shàng miàn dǎo shuǐ huò yè tǐ。
浇 means to pour water or liquid onto something.
Context note
浇常用于植物、花和农活。
jiāo cháng yòng yú zhí wù 、 huā hé nóng huó。
It is often used with plants, flowers, and farming.
5 examples
给花浇水。
gěi huā jiāo shuǐ。
Water the flowers.
妈妈在浇菜。
mā ma zài jiāo cài。
Mom is watering the vegetables.
请帮我浇一下花。
qǐng bāng wǒ jiāo yí xià huā。
Please help me water the flowers.
他每天都浇树。
tā měi tiān dōu jiāo shù。
He waters the trees every day.
浇太多水不好。
jiāo tài duō shuǐ bù hǎo。
Watering too much is not good.
5 mini stories
早上，他先去浇花。
zǎo shàng， tā xiān qù jiāo huā。
In the morning, he first went to water the flowers.
老师带孩子们去看怎么浇菜。
lǎo shī dài hái zi men qù kàn zěn me jiāo cài。
The teacher took the children to see how to water vegetables.
天气热的时候，要记得浇水。
tiān qì rè de shí hòu， yào jì de jiāo shuǐ。
When the weather is hot, remember to water the plants.
她认真给窗边的花浇水。
tā rèn zhēn gěi chuāng biān de huā jiāo shuǐ。
She carefully watered the flowers by the window.
浇完水后，叶子更绿了。
jiāo wán shuǐ hòu， yè zi gèng lǜ le。
After watering, the leaves became greener.
Mini dialogue
浇花
A
你记得浇花了吗？
Nǐ jìde jiāo huā le ma?
Did you remember to water the flowers?
B
浇了，我还浇了那棵小树。
Jiāo le, wǒ hái jiāo le nà kē xiǎo shù.
Yes, I also watered that small tree.
帮忙浇水
A
你能帮我浇一下菜吗？
Nǐ néng bāng wǒ jiāo yīxià cài ma?
Can you help me water the vegetables?
B
好的，我这就去浇。
Hǎo de, wǒ zhè jiù qù jiāo.
Okay, I'll go water them right now.
Related words and contrasts
similar
浇水
jiāoshuǐ
to water (plants)
A common verb-object phrase for watering plants.
similar
灌溉
guàngài
to irrigate
More formal, often used for farms.
related
洒水
sǎshuǐ
to sprinkle water
To spray or sprinkle water lightly.