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放水

fàng shuǐ
HSK 7

English Meaning

to turn on the water; to let water out; (sports) to throw a game

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
今天别指望我们球队会放水
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Don't expect us to go easy on you today; we're going all out.”

1. PREVIOUS

宏景八中 加油加油加油 宏景八中 加油加油加油

“[Hongjing No. 8 High School vs. Yongchuan Hengjiu] -Hongjing No. 8 High! -Go! Go! Go! -Hongjing No. 8 High! -Go! Go! Go!”

“Don't expect our team to go easy today.”

3. NEXT

荣誉之战

“It's a battle of honor.”

《灿如繁星》 · school_and_education
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所以到时候你们千万别放水啊
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“So whatever you do, please don't go easy on it and mess this up for me.”

1. PREVIOUS

单招名额就这么飞走了

“Just like that, the special admission spots are gone.”

“So you guys better not go easy on us.”

3. NEXT

不然我要后悔死了

“Or I'll regret it to death.”

《灿如繁星》 · school_and_education
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有谁 会一边往池子里放水 一边注水
HSK 7 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“Only an idiot would do two completely contradictory things at once.”

1. PREVIOUS

那又试问一下

“Now, one might ask,”

“who would fill a pool while simultaneously draining it?”

3. NEXT

那是不是吃饱了撑的

“Isn't that just foolish behavior?”

《小城大事》 · daily_life
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