Word: 放水 (fàngshuǐ) 放水 dictionary entry fàngshuǐ to turn on the water; to let water out; to throw a game Full dictionary entry for 放水 Example sentences using 放水 4 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 你先放水，我去拿洗澡用的毛巾。 Nǐ xiān fàngshuǐ, wǒ qù ná xǐzǎo yòng de máojīn. You run the water first, and I'll go get a towel for the bath. 我去浴室给孩子放水洗澡。 Wǒ qù yùshì gěi háizi fàngshuǐ xǐzǎo. I'm going to the bathroom to run water for the kids' bath. 水电站的水库快要放水了。 Shuǐdiànzhàn de shuǐkù kuàiyào fàngshuǐle. The hydropower station's reservoir is about to release water. 稻田里为什么要放水？ Dàotián lǐ wèishénme yào fàngshuǐ? Why does the paddy field need to be filled with water?