Chinese word

放水

Pronunciation

Pinyinfàng shuǐ

Meaning

  • verblet water out

Example

水闸打开，开始放水。shuǐ zhá dǎ kāi kāi shǐ fàng shuǐ

The sluice gate opened and began letting water out.

Illustration for 放水 (let water out)

More examples

水电站按计划放水以满足下游用水需求。shuǐ diàn zhàn àn jì huà fàng shuǐ yǐ mǎn zú xià yóu yòng shuǐ xū qiú

The hydropower station releases water as planned to meet downstream water needs.

Core concept

Water is deliberately given a way out through a gate, valve, or tipped container.

Common phrases

  • 开始放水kāi shǐ fàng shuǐ

    start releasing water

  • 按计划放水àn jì huà fàng shuǐ

    release water according to plan

  • 向下游放水xiàng xià yóu fàng shuǐ

    release water to the downstream area

Similar words

排水pái shuǐ: Removing accumulated or unwanted water by sending it outside through a drain, ditch, or pipe.
泄洪xiè hóng: Releasing a large amount of water from a dam or river system to prevent flooding.
抽水chōu shuǐ: Using a pump to draw water up and move it to another place.
喷水pēn shuǐ: Spraying water forcefully from a nozzle or outlet.

Definition in Chinese

通过开启闸门、阀门或倾倒容器等方式，使水从原处流出或排出的行为或动作。tōng guò kāi qǐ zhá mén fá mén huò qīng dǎo róng qì děng fāng shì shǐ shuǐ cóng yuán chù liú chū huò pái chū de xíng wéi huò dòng zuò

Word origin

放水 (fàngshuǐ, "let water out") combines 放 (fàng, "release") with 水 (shuǐ, "water"), directly showing water leaving its source.

Usage tips

  • The verb highlights a controlled release, so it suits draining a tank or opening a sluice more naturally than water simply moving on its own.

Opposites

  • 蓄水xù shuǐstore waterverb

Related words

  • 放水量fàng shuǐ liàngwater release volumenoun
  • 放水口fàng shuǐ kǒudischarge outletnoun
  • 放水设施fàng shuǐ shè shīwater-release facilitynoun

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