| 拖下水 |
tuō xià shuǐ |
lit. to pull sb into the water / to involve sb in a messy business / to get sb into trouble |
| 拖 |
tuō |
variant of 拖 |
| 拖 |
tuō |
to drag / to tow / to trail / to hang down / to mop (the floor) / to delay / to drag on |
| 下 |
xià |
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action |
| 下水 |
xià shuǐ |
downstream / to go into the water / to put into water / to launch (a ship) / fig. to fall into bad ways / to lead astray / to go to pot |
| 下水 |
xià shui |
offal / viscera / tripe |
| 水 |
Shuǐ |
surname Shui |
| 水 |
shuǐ |
water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment |