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下水
xiàshui
1. offal
2. viscera
3. tripe
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Character Breakdown

下
xià
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
HSK 1 3 丶
水
shuǐ
water, liquid, lotion, juice
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (7)

地下水
dìxiàshuǐ
groundwater
下水管
xiàshuǐguǎn
drainpipe
下水道
xiàshuǐdào
sewer
下水礼
xiàshuǐlǐ
launching ceremony
拖下水
tuōxiàshuǐ
lit. to pull sb into the water
猪下水
zhūxiàshuǐ
pig offal
拖人下水
tuōrénxiàshuǐ
lit. to pull sb into the water

Alternate Entries

下水
xiàshuǐ
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

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
8,459 of 84,292