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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 下水
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 下水 | xià shuǐ | - downstream - to go into the water - to put into water - to launch (a ship) - fig. to fall into bad ways - to lead astray - to go to pot |
| 下水 | xià shui | - offal - viscera - tripe |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 10,917 | 12,580 | 13,167 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 下 | xià | - down - downwards - below - lower - later - next (week etc) - second (of two parts) - to decline - to go down - to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) - measure word to show the frequency of an action |
| 水 | shuǐ | - surname Shui |
| 水 | shuǐ | - water - (after a name) ... River - to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4]) - (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy - (bound form) additional cost; extra income - classifier for washings of a garment |
Other Words Containing 下水
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