放水 fàngshuǐ to turn on the water
to turn on the water; to let water out; (sports) to throw a game
怎么记住“放水”: 放 put + 水 water = to turn on the water.
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用法
- Literally 'let the water out/on' - 给浴缸放水 (gěi yùgāng fàngshuǐ) run water into the tub, 水库放水 (shuǐkù fàngshuǐ) release water from a reservoir.
- Colloquial figurative sense: to deliberately lose or go easy - 这场比赛他们放水 (zhè chǎng bǐsài tāmen fàngshuǐ) they threw this match. Also 'go easy on someone' in exams or scoring.