Chinese Word: 溜 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

溜HSK 6

Pinyin: liū

English Definition: to slip away; to escape in stealth; to skate

Chinese Definition:
①滑行，(往下)滑：溜冰。
②光滑，平滑，无阻碍：溜圆。溜光。
③趁人不见走开：溜走。溜号。
④同“熘”。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 水

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- 留 [ liú ] to stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep; to leave a message;

Similar Characters: 榴瘤遛漝

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顺口溜	shùn kǒu liū	popular piece of doggerel; common phrase repeated as a jingle
溜走HSK 6	liū zǒu	to slip away; to leave secretly
溜达	liū da	to stroll; to go for a walk
酸溜溜	suān liū liū	sour; acid
灰溜溜	huī liū liū	dull gray; gloomy; dejected; crestfallen; with one's tail between one's legs

1		zhè 这 liū ér 溜儿 guǒ mù 果木 shù 树 hěn duō 很多。 There are plenty of fruit trees round our way.
2		xiǎo tōu ér 小偷儿 qiāo qiāo de 悄悄地 liū jìn 溜进 le 了 fáng jiān 房间。 The little thief sneaked into the room quietly.
3		hái zi 孩子 qiāo qiāo de 悄悄地 liū diào 溜掉 le 了， wǒ men 我们 zhǎo 找 le 了 hěn jiǔ 很久 yě 也 méi 没 zhǎo dào 找到。 The child slipped away quietly, and we couldn't find him after searching for a long time.
4		wǒ men 我们 jìn rù 进入 le 了 yī gè 一个 cháo shī 潮湿 de 的 dòng xué 洞穴， dì miàn 地面 huá liū liū 滑溜溜 de 的， yào 要 xiǎo xīn 小心 xíng zǒu 行走。 We entered a damp cave with slippery ground and had to walk carefully.

1		zhè 这 liū ér 溜儿 guǒ mù 果木 shù 树 hěn duō 很多。 There are plenty of fruit trees round our way.
2		xiǎo tōu ér 小偷儿 qiāo qiāo de 悄悄地 liū jìn 溜进 le 了 fáng jiān 房间。 The little thief sneaked into the room quietly.
3		hái zi 孩子 qiāo qiāo de 悄悄地 liū diào 溜掉 le 了， wǒ men 我们 zhǎo 找 le 了 hěn jiǔ 很久 yě 也 méi 没 zhǎo dào 找到。 The child slipped away quietly, and we couldn't find him after searching for a long time.
4		wǒ men 我们 jìn rù 进入 le 了 yī gè 一个 cháo shī 潮湿 de 的 dòng xué 洞穴， dì miàn 地面 huá liū liū 滑溜溜 de 的， yào 要 xiǎo xīn 小心 xíng zǒu 行走。 We entered a damp cave with slippery ground and had to walk carefully.