放水 fàng shuǐ — to turn on the water

Meanings

1. 1

   to turn on the water

   to turn on the water; to let water out; (sports) to throw a game

   verb

Character breakdown

• 放

  fàng (fourth tone, falling)

  to put, to place, to lay down; to let go, to release, to set free; to let out, to give a holiday

  8 strokes⿰方攵Radical 攴
• 水

  shuǐ (third tone, dipping)

  water

  4 strokesRadical 水

Words containing 放

• 放fàng (fourth tone, falling)to put, to place, to set down
• 放弃/放棄fàngqì (fourth tone, falling)to give up, to abandon (a plan, right, opportunity)
• 放心fàngxīn (fourth tone, falling)to set one’s mind at rest, to stop worrying
• 放下fàng (fourth tone, falling) xià (fourth tone, falling)to lay down
• 释放/釋放shì (fourth tone, falling) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to release
• 开放/開放kāi (first tone, high and level) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to bloom
• 放到fàng (fourth tone, falling) dào (fourth tone, falling)Put in
• 改革开放/改革開放gǎi (third tone, dipping) gé (second tone, rising) kāi (first tone, high and level) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to reform and open to the outside world
• 解放jiě (third tone, dipping) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to liberate
• 播放bō (first tone, high and level) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to broadcast
• 放手fàng (fourth tone, falling) shǒu (third tone, dipping)to let go one's hold
• 放大fàng (fourth tone, falling) dà (fourth tone, falling)to enlarge
• 放假fàng (fourth tone, falling) jià (fourth tone, falling)to have a holiday or vacation
• 放过/放過fàng (fourth tone, falling) guò (fourth tone, falling)to let off
• 发放/發放fā (first tone, high and level) fàng (fourth tone, falling)to provide
• 放学/放學fàng (fourth tone, falling) xué (second tone, rising)to dismiss students at the end of the school day
• 放射fàng (fourth tone, falling) shè (fourth tone, falling)to radiate
• 放置fàng (fourth tone, falling) zhì (fourth tone, falling)to put

Words containing 水

• 水shuǐ (third tone, dipping)water
• 水平shuǐpíng (third tone, dipping)level, standard, proficiency
• 水果shuǐguǒ (third tone, dipping)fruit
• 香水xiāng (first tone, high and level) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)perfume
• 水泥shuǐ (third tone, dipping) ní (second tone, rising)cement
• 水晶shuǐ (third tone, dipping) jīng (first tone, high and level)crystal
• 水面shuǐ (third tone, dipping) miàn (fourth tone, falling)water surface
• 热水/熱水rè (fourth tone, falling) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)hot water
• 水准/水準shuǐ (third tone, dipping) zhǔn (third tone, dipping)level (of achievement etc)
• 薪水xīn (first tone, high and level) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)salary
• 泪水/淚水lèi (fourth tone, falling) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)teardrop
• 洪水hóng (second tone, rising) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)deluge
• 口水kǒu (third tone, dipping) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)saliva
• 海水hǎi (third tone, dipping) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)seawater
• 污水wū (first tone, high and level) shuǐ (third tone, dipping)sewage
• 水管shuǐ (third tone, dipping) guǎn (third tone, dipping)water pipe
• 水源shuǐ (third tone, dipping) yuán (second tone, rising)water source
• 水库/水庫shuǐ (third tone, dipping) kù (fourth tone, falling)reservoir