下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 流利級 · Level 5
- 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 ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄕㄨㄟ haa6 seoi2
- offal
- viscera
- tripe
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下
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 下令 xià lìng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ haa6 ling6 to give an order; to issue an order
- 下来 下來 xià lai ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄞ haa6 loi4 to come down
- 下列 xià liè ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ haa6 lit6 the following; listed below
- 下午 xià wǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ haa6 ng5 afternoon
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- 下去 xià qù ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋ haa6 heoi3 to go down
- 下场 下場 xià chang ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄔㄤ haa6 coeng4 the end
- 下坠 下墜 xià zhuì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ haa6 zeoi6 (of objects) to fall
- 下属 下屬 xià shǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨˇ haa6 suk6 subordinate
- 下山 xià shān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄢ haa6 saan1 to go down a hill
- 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄤˇ haa6 gong1 (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty
- 下巴 xià ba ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄚ haa6 baa1 chin
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 下旬 xià xún ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ haa6 ceon4 last third of the month
- 下期 xià qī ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧ haa6 kei4 next period (week, month or quarter etc)
- 下棋 xià qí ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ haa6 kei2 to play chess
- 下楼 下樓 xià lóu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄡˊ haa6 lau4 to go downstairs
- 下次 xià cì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄘˋ haa6 ci3 next time
- 下海 xià hǎi ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ haa6 hoi2 to go out to sea
- 下游 xià yóu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˊ haa6 jau4 lower reaches (of a river)
水
- 冷水 lěng shuǐ ㄌㄥˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ laang5 seoi2 cold water
- 口水 kǒu shuǐ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ hau2 seoi2 saliva
- 墨水 mò shuǐ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ mak6 seoi2 ink
- 废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fai3 seoi2 waste water
- 放水 fàng shuǐ ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fong3 seoi2 to turn on the water
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- 水分 shuǐ fèn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄣˋ seoi2 fan6 moisture content
- 水利 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lei6 water conservancy
- 水力 shuǐ lì ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ seoi2 lik6 hydraulic power
- 水域 shuǐ yù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩˋ seoi2 wik6 waters
- 水壶 水壺 shuǐ hú ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˊ seoi2 wu2 kettle
- 水平 shuǐ píng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ seoi2 ping4 horizontal; level
- 水库 水庫 shuǐ kù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄎㄨˋ seoi2 fu3 reservoir
- 水手 shuǐ shǒu ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄡˇ seoi2 sau2 mariner
- 水晶 shuǐ jīng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ seoi2 zing1 crystal
- 水果 shuǐ guǒ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ seoi2 gwo2 fruit
- 水槽 shuǐ cáo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄘㄠˊ seoi2 cou4 sink
- 水泥 shuǐ ní ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧˊ seoi2 nai4 cement
- 水源 shuǐ yuán ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄢˊ seoi2 jyun4 water source
- 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄣˇ seoi2 zeon2 level (of achievement etc)
- 水温 水溫 shuǐ wēn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄣ seoi2 wan1 water temperature
Idioms with these characters
- 包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ baau1 daa2 tin1 haa6 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
- 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bing1 lam4 sing4 haa6 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 不愧下学 不愧下學 bù kuì xià xué ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ bat1 kwai3 haa6 hok6 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
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- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 等而下之 děng ér xià zhī ㄉㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓ dang2 ji4 haa6 zi1 going from there to lower grades (idiom)
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn ㄉㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
- 对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià yào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ deoi3 zing3 haa6 joek6 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
- 汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià ㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ hon6 jyu4 jyu5 haa6 sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely
- 江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gong1 ho4 jat6 haa6 rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
- 兼济天下 兼濟天下 jiān jì tiān xià ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gim1 zai3 tin1 haa6 (idiom) to make everyone's lives better
- 跋山涉水 bá shān shè shuǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ bat6 saan1 sip3 seoi2 to travel over land and water (idiom)
- 巴山蜀水 Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ baa1 saan1 suk6 seoi2 mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
- 杯水车薪 杯水車薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn ㄅㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄜ ㄒㄧㄣ bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1 lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
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- 背水一战 背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
- 车水马龙 車水馬龍 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng ㄔㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ce1 seoi2 maa5 lung4 endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)
- 出水芙蓉 chū shuǐ fú róng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ceot1 seoi2 fu4 jung4 as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
- 打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄡˇ daa2 lok6 seoi2 gau2 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
- 点水不漏 點水不漏 diǎn shuǐ bù lòu ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ dim2 seoi2 bat1 lau6 not one drop of water leaks (idiom); fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous
- 滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕˊ dik6 seoi2 cyun1 sek6 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
- 滴水石穿 dī shuǐ shí chuān ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄨㄢ dik6 seoi2 sek6 cyun1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
Example sentences
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下水道 堵 了 。
The sewage pipe is obstructed.
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