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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
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
shuǐ- surname Shui
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

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
下水道 - - 5,850 20,504 19,539
下水 - - 10,917 12,580 13,167
地下水 - 9 22,417 13,904 45,949