下水

yī sōu xīn zhàn jiàn cóng chuán wù xià shuǐ le

一艘新战舰从船坞下水了。

A new battleship was launched from a shipyard.

bù yào xià shuǐ mō yú

不要下水摸鱼。

Don't get into the water to catch fish.

wǒ men xià shuǐ yóu gè yǒng ba

我们下水游个泳吧！

Let's go down to the water for a swim!

zhè kuài bù liào yī jīng xià shuǐ zuò chéng de yī fu jiù bù huì suō shuǐ le

这块布料一经下水，做成的衣服就不会缩水了。

The dress won't shrink in wash if the cloth for it is shrunk in water before being tailored.

tuō bié rén xià shuǐ

拖别人下水

involve somebody in evildoing

nǐ huì sǐ de hěn cǎn ér qiě nǐ hái lā tā xià shuǐ

你会死得很惨，而且你还拉他下水。

You're going to get killed and you're taking him with you.

zhè liǎng gè zhǔ rèn yě dōu xiàng fǎ guān xíng huì lā tā xià shuǐ

这两个主任也都向法官行贿，拉他下水。

The directors paid judges to participate in the scheme.

xià shuǐ yóu chuán

下水游船

a downriver boat