放水 meaning in English

fàngshuǐ

to turn on the water; to let water out

HSK 7-912 strokes

Meaning of 放水

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fàngshuǐ
  1. to turn on the water
  2. to let water out
  3. (sports) to throw a game

Stroke order for each character

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放 fàng · to put · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

水 shuǐ · water · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 放水.

水果shuǐguǒfruit
放学fàngxuéto dismiss students at the end of the school day
放假fàngjiàto have a holiday or vacation
放下fàngxiato lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside
放心fàngxīnto feel relieved; to feel reassured
水平shuǐpínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
药水yàoshuǐmedicine in liquid form; bottled medicine
放到fàngdào
播放bōfàngto broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
开放kāifàngto bloom; to open
凉水liángshuǐcool water; unboiled water
放松fàngsōngto relax; to slacken; to loosen

Questions about 放水

What does 放水 mean?

放水 (fàngshuǐ) means "to turn on the water; to let water out".

How do you write 放水?

放水 is made of 2 characters: 放 (8 strokes), 水 (4 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 放水 an HSK word?

Yes. 放水 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.