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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

下水
xià shuǐ
x+ià·4th tonesh+uǐ·3rd tone
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The sewer ran under the road.
下水道位于道路下方。
The drains are blocked up.
下水道堵了。
Synonyms
Synonyms
(of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital) · (of river boats) to travel downstream · to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels · (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom下行xià xíngoffal · cooked minced offal · chop suey (American Chinese dish) · incoherent (information) · (derog.) asshat · jerk杂碎zá sui
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