退水

tuìshuǐ
  1. to divert water
  2. to drain

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Entry Composition

1 退 tuì
  1. to retreat; to withdraw
  2. to reject; to return (sth)
  3. to decline
2 水 shuǐ
  1. water
  2. (after a name) ... River
  3. to swim (used mostly in 会水 huìshuǐ and 水性 shuǐxìng)
  4. (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
  5. (bound form) additional cost; extra income
  6. classifier for washings of a garment

Related entries

宣泄 xuānxiè
  1. to drain (by leading off water)
  2. to unburden oneself
  3. to divulge
  4. to leak a secret
排水 páishuǐ to drain
排泄 páixiè
  1. to drain (factory waste etc)
  2. to excrete (urine, sweat etc)
流干 liúgān
  1. to drain
  2. to run dry
沥干 lìgān to drain
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