Traditional: 自來水
自来水 (zì lái shuǐ) means “running water; tap water”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese word (traditional 自來水) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
这里的自来水可以直接喝。
Zhèlǐ de zìláishuǐ kěyǐ zhíjiē hē.
The tap water here can be drunk directly.
Updated: 2026-07-18