tiêu thuỷ

Một chiếc máy tiêu thuỷ đang làm việc trên cánh đồng.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To drain (water): The primary meaning of "tiêu thuỷ" is the act of removing or draining water from an area, such as land, a field, or a construction site.
   • To provide drainage: It refers to the process or action of making water flow away, often for agricultural, construction, or flood prevention purposes.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Công nhân đang tiêu thuỷ khu đất trước khi xây dựng. (Workers are draining the land before construction.)
  • Hệ thống kênh này giúp tiêu thuỷ cho cả cánh đồng. (This canal system helps drain the entire field.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is technical and is most commonly used in formal, agricultural, engineering, or construction contexts rather than in everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Tiêu nước (v): to drain water. A more general or synonymous phrase.
  • Máy bơm dùng để tiêu nước khỏi hầm. (The pump is used to drain water from the basement.)

Synonyms

• Drain: to draw off or remove liquid.
• Unwater: to remove water from (a less common synonym).

Related Terms

• Thoát nước (v): to drain, to have water runoff. Often used in the context of drainage systems.
• Hệ thống tiêu thuỷ (n): drainage system.