Meaning
big; stream or canal; drain; ditch
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qu” becomes a different word in each tone. 渠 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 渠道qú dàoirrigation ditch; (fig.) channel; avenue
- 明渠míng qú(open, uncovered) water channel; canal
- 水渠shuǐ qúcanal
- 干渠gàn qútrunk canal
- 石渠shí qústone channel (e.g. drain)
Example Sentence
农民挖了一条水渠，把河水引到田里。Nóng mín wā le yì tiáo shuǐ qú, bǎ hé shuǐ yǐn dào tián lǐ.The farmers dug a canal to channel river water into the fields.
农民Nóng mínpeasant挖wāto dig了le(completed action)一yìone条tiáostrip水渠shuǐ qúcanal，把bǎ(marks the object)河水hé shuǐriver water引yǐnto draw (e.g. a bow)到dàoto reach田tiánfield里lǐinside。