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hạ thuỷ

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launch
Verb
launch
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
launch

To launch a ship or boat into the water for the first time after its construction.

vi Con tàu mới sẽ được hạ thủy vào ngày mai.

en The new ship will be launched tomorrow.

Sense 2 Verb
launch

To perform a formal ceremony or christening of a ship before it is launched into the water.

vi Họ đang chuẩn bị cho nghi lễ hạ thủy con tàu.

en They are preparing for the ceremony to launch the ship.

Parts
hạ / thuỷ / 下水
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
下水
Candidates by syllable
hạ 下 thuỷ 水
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
hạ thủy / kỳ thuỷ / giáng thuỷ / bình thuỷ …
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Use
hạ cánh / thiên hạ / hạ long / mùa hạ …
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