Chinese Word: 流 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

流HSK 4

Pinyin: liú

English Definition: to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade

Chinese Definition:
①液体移动：流水。流汗。流血。流泪。流程。流泻。流质。流水不腐。汗流浃背。随波逐流(随着波浪起伏，跟着流水漂荡，喻没有主见，随着潮流走)。
②像水那样流动不定：流转(zhu僴)。流通。流寇。流浪。流离。流散。流失。流沙。流露。流萤。
③传播：流言。流传。流芳。流弊。流毒。流行(xíng)。
④指江河的流水：河流。江流。溪流。激流。奔流。
⑤像水流的东西：气流。暖流。电流。
⑥向坏的方面转变：流于形式。
⑦旧时的刑罚，把犯人送到荒远的地方去：流放。流配。
⑧品类，等级：流辈。流派。
⑨指不正派：二流子。
⑩淌源。

Antonyms: 源

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic: 㐬 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- 㐬 [ liú ] pennant; wild, barren, uncultivated

Similar Characters: 淀

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Example Words

交流	jiāo liú	to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)	HSK 4
流动	liú dòng	to flow; to circulate; to go from place to place; to be mobile; (of assets) liquid
流行	liú xíng	(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable	HSK 4
流通	liú tōng	to circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution	HSK 6
流域	liú yù	river basin; valley; drainage area

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Example Sentences

1		shuǐ liú 水流 dé 得 hěn 很 kuài 快。 The water is flowing very fast.
2		xuè 血 cóng 从 tā 他 de 的 zuǐ jiǎo 嘴角 liú 流 le 了 chū 出 lái 来。 Blood streams out of his mouth.
3		nǐ 你 zhǐ 只 xū yào 需要 rèn 任 qí 其 ér 而 liú 流， ràng 让 tā 他 de 的 tí shì 提示 yǔ 与 nǐ 你 de 的 shēng huó 生活 zì rán 自然 jié hé 结合。 You just flow with it and incorporate his tips into your life naturally.
4		shuǐ wǎng 水往 dī 低 chù liú 处流。 Water naturally flows downhill.; Water always finds its own level.
5		èr 二 jí guǎn 极管 shì 是 jiāng 将 jiāo liú 交流 diàn zhěng 电整 liú 流 chéng 成 zhí 直 liú diàn 流电 de 的 diàn zi 电子 zhuāng zhì 装置。 Diodes are electronic devices which rectify alternating current to direct current.

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1		shuǐ liú 水流 dé 得 hěn 很 kuài 快。 The water is flowing very fast.
2		xuè 血 cóng 从 tā 他 de 的 zuǐ jiǎo 嘴角 liú 流 le 了 chū 出 lái 来。 Blood streams out of his mouth.
3		nǐ 你 zhǐ 只 xū yào 需要 rèn 任 qí 其 ér 而 liú 流， ràng 让 tā 他 de 的 tí shì 提示 yǔ 与 nǐ 你 de 的 shēng huó 生活 zì rán 自然 jié hé 结合。 You just flow with it and incorporate his tips into your life naturally.
4		shuǐ wǎng 水往 dī 低 chù liú 处流。 Water naturally flows downhill.; Water always finds its own level.
5		èr 二 jí guǎn 极管 shì 是 jiāng 将 jiāo liú 交流 diàn zhěng 电整 liú 流 chéng 成 zhí 直 liú diàn 流电 de 的 diàn zi 电子 zhuāng zhì 装置。 Diodes are electronic devices which rectify alternating current to direct current.

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