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Meaning of 流

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Setting
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
Similar Characters: 淀
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Example Words
交流HSK 4 jiāo liú to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)
流动 liú dòng to flow; to circulate; to go from place to place; to be mobile; (of assets) liquid
流行HSK 4 liú xíng (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable
流通HSK 6 liú tōng to circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution
流域 liú yù river basin; valley; drainage area
More:流* | *流 | *流*
Example Sentences
1
zhè
这
tiáo
条
hé liú
河流
hěn cháng
很长
。
This river is very long.
2
tā
她
jiǎng
讲
liú lì
流利
de
的
fǎ yǔ
法语
。
She speaks fluent French.
3
wǒ xǐ huān
我喜欢
tīng
听
liú xíng
流行
yīn yuè
音乐
。
I like listening to popular music.
4
tā
她
de
的
yīng yǔ
英语
fēi cháng
非常
liú lì
流利
。
Her English is very fluent.
5
gōng sī
公司
nèi wài
内外
jiāo liú
交流
bù chàng
不畅
。
Communication within and outside the company is not smooth.
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