Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
Chinese to English Dictionary
打井
Unverified worddǎ jǐng
Description
“打井”就是在地上挖一个深深的洞，为了找到水。
"打井" means digging a deep hole in the ground to find water.
以前很多农村的人自己打井，用来喝水和浇地。
In the past, many rural people dug wells themselves for drinking water and irrigation.
Meanings
打井dǎ jǐng
to dig or drill a well
村里人在山下打井找水。
The villagers are digging a well at the foot of the mountain to find water.
Related words
Notes
- Form
打井 = 打 (dig/make) + 井 (well), a verb-object phrase.
- Nuance
打 here means 'to make/dig,' one of its many extended senses beyond 'to hit.'
Images