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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 放水
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 放水 | fàng shuǐ | - to turn on the water - to let water out - (sports) to throw a game |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 8 | 16,803 | 20,570 | 17,516 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 放 | fàng | - to put - to place - to release - to free - to let go - to let out - to set off (fireworks) |
| 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 放水
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 放水 | - | 8 | 16,803 | 20,570 | 17,516 |