(きゅうはいすい)

きゅうはいすい
noun
water supply and drainage; plumbing
1. water supply and drainage; plumbing
The combined systems that supply clean water to and drain wastewater from a building or facility.
給排水(きゅうはいすい)工事(こうじ)をする。
Carry out water-supply and drainage work.
マンションの給排水(きゅうはいすい)設備(せつび)点検(てんけん)する。
Inspect the plumbing of the apartment building.
(ふる)建物(たてもの)では、給排水(きゅうはいすい)配管(はいかん)老朽化(ろうきゅうか)していることが(おお)い。
In old buildings, the water-supply and drainage pipes are often deteriorated.

A combined term blending 給水(きゅうすい) (water supply) + 排水(はいすい) (drainage). Common in construction, real estate, and building maintenance.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 給排水(きゅうはいすい)設備(せつび): water-supply and drainage equipment; plumbing
  • 給排水(きゅうはいすい)工事(こうじ): plumbing work
  • 給排水(きゅうはいすい)(かん): water-supply and drainage pipes

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 給水(きゅうすい): water supply — only the incoming-water half
  • 排水(はいすい): drainage — only the wastewater half