流

To flow in Chinese: 流 (liú)

liú

to flow

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to flow
  2. 2to disseminate
  3. 3to circulate or spread
  4. 4to move or drift
  5. 5to degenerate
  6. 6to banish or send into exile
  7. 7stream of water or sth resembling one
  8. 8class, rate or grade

Stroke order

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流

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄌㄧㄡˊ

liú

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 河水慢慢地往东流。

    hé shuǐ màn màn dì wǎng dōng liú。

    The river water slowly flows eastward.

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Related words

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

流传

liú chuán

to spread

轮流

lún liú

to alternate

潮流

cháo liú

tide

流动

liú dòng

to flow

流通

liú tōng

to circulate

一流

yī liú

top quality

流感

liú gǎn

flu

主流

zhǔ liú

main stream (of a river)

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