"To draw (water)" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 打水 | dǎ shuǐ | to draw water / to splash water |  |
| 引水 | yǐn shuǐ | to pilot a ship / to channel water / to draw water (for irrigation) |  |
| 汲水 | jí shuǐ | to draw water | |
| 竹篮打水 | zhú lán dǎ shuǐ | using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom) / wasted effort | |
| 戽水 | hù shuǐ | to draw water for irrigation (manually or with a water wheel) | |
| 竹篮打水，一场空 | zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng | using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom) / wasted effort | |
| 汲引 | jí yǐn | to draw water / (fig.) to promote sb to a more senior position | |
