enter water; sail downstream; do evil
Meanings
4 senses · 10 examplesverb
to enter the water; to launch (a ship)
Commonly used for ship launching ceremonies or entering water for swimming.
The new ship launching ceremony was held yesterday.
He jumped into the water with a splash.
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Ducks like to swim in the water.
verb
to preshrink (textiles by soaking in water)
Technical term in the textile industry to prevent further shrinking.
This fabric needs to be preshrunk before cutting.
The sweater shrank after being soaked.
verb
to engage in criminal activities; to drag someone into crime
informalFigurative usage, often in the phrase '拖人下水' (to drag someone into crime).
He was dragged into crime by bad people and participated in fraud.
Never get involved in gambling.
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Drug trafficking is a serious criminal activity.
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to sail downstream; to go downstream
Nautical term, opposite of 上水 (sail upstream).
Boats going downstream are faster than those going upstream.
They decided to go downstream to Shanghai.