fàng​shuǐ HSK7

release water

放水 fàng​shuǐ
release water verb
to turn on the water or let water flow out from a source or container

Fill the bathtub with water before taking a bath.

throw a game verb
to intentionally lose a competition or match, or to favor an opponent by not playing to one's full potential

Everyone could tell that the home team was throwing the game on purpose.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.52 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
2.76 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
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