- 下水道 xiàshuǐdào seweran underground pipe or drain for carrying away rainwater or wastewater
- 地下水 dìxiàshuǐ groundwaterwater found beneath the earth's surface in soil or rock formations; distinguished from [[地表水|地表水|di4 biao3 shui3]]
- 拉下水 lāxiàshuǐ to corruptTo entice someone into doing something wrong or illegal; to make someone an accomplice in a crime; to drag someone else into a bad situation.
- 拖人下水 tuōrénxiàshuǐ to involve someone in trouble(idiom) literally to pull someone into the water; figuratively to get someone into trouble or involve them in a messy business or evildoing
- 下水礼 xiàshuǐlǐ launching ceremonyThe ceremony held when a newly built ship is launched into the water for the first time; christening of a ship
- 地下水位 dìxiàshuǐwèi water tableThe level below which the ground is saturated with water; underground water level
- 地下水面 dìxiàshuǐmiàn water tableThe upper level of underground water where the soil or rocks are saturated.
- 拖下水 tuōxiàshuǐ to involve in troubleto drag someone into the water; to involve someone in a mess or evildoing
- 下水船 xiàshuǐchuán downstream boatA boat or ship traveling downstream with the current.
- 猪下水 zhūxiàshuǐ pig offalthe internal organs of a pig used as food
- 下水管 xiàshuǐguǎn drainpipedrainpipe; sewer pipe
- 卫生下水道 wèishēngxiàshuǐdào sanitary sewerA system of underground pipes used to collect and transport household sewage, industrial wastewater, and surface runoff to a treatment plant