Definition

1. Verb:
   • To water: To pour or spray water onto plants, soil, or a surface to provide moisture or help something grow.
   • To irrigate: To supply land or crops with water through channels or systems, typically for agriculture.
   • To sprinkle: To scatter or spray small drops of liquid, often water, over an area.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi cần tưới hoa mỗi sáng. (I need to water the flowers every morning.)
  • Người nông dân tưới ruộng lúa. (The farmer irrigates the rice field.)
  • Cô ấy tưới nước lên mặt đường để giảm bụi. (She sprinkles water on the road to reduce dust.)

Advanced Usage

• "tưới tiêu": to irrigate and drain; refers to comprehensive water management for agriculture.

  • Hệ thống tưới tiêu rất quan trọng cho nông nghiệp. (The irrigation and drainage system is very important for agriculture.)

• "tưới rửa": to irrigate or flush (often in medical or cleaning contexts).

  • Bác sĩ tưới rửa vết thương. (The doctor irrigates the wound.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tưới cây (v): to water plants.

  • Việc tưới cây đúng cách giúp cây phát triển. (Watering plants correctly helps them grow.)

• Tưới nước (v): to water; to pour/sprinkle water.

  • Anh ấy đang tưới nước cho rau. (He is watering the vegetables.)

Synonyms

• Water: To supply with water.
• Irrigate: To supply water to land or crops.
• Sprinkle: To scatter liquid in small drops.

Related Idioms

• Tưới mát: to cool down with water; metaphorically, to soothe or refresh.

  • Cơn mưa tưới mát cánh đồng. (The rain cooled down the field.)

• Tưới xăng vào lửa: to add fuel to the fire (figurative).

  • Lời nói của anh ta như tưới xăng vào lửa. (His words were like adding fuel to the fire.)

verb

1. water, to irrigate, to sprinkle