川
流
不
息

The stream flows without stopping (idiom) in Chinese: 川流不息 (chuān liú bù xī)

chuān liú bù xī

the stream flows without stopping (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow

Stroke order

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川
流
不
息

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄨㄢ

chuān

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄌㄧㄡˊ

liú

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧ

xī

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 大街上的车辆川流不息。

    dà jiē shàng de chē liàng chuān liú bù xī。

    The traffic on the street flows on without stopping.

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Related words

不

bù

no

流

liú

to flow

休息

xiū xi

rest

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

交流

jiāo liú

to exchange

流泪

liú lèi

to shed tears

流利

liú lì

fluent

流行

liú xíng

(of a contagious disease etc) to spread

消息

xiāo xi

news

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