流 liú

flow, circulate, drift; class

HSK 4 #396

DEFINITIONS

  • flow, circulate, drift
  • class
  • 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

STROKES

WORDS

流量 liú liàng flow rate; rate; throughput; site traffic (Internet)
人流 rén liú stream of people; abortion; abbr. for 人工流產|人工流产[ren2 gong1 liu2 chan3]
激流 jī liú torrent; torrential current; whitewater
第一流 dì yī liú first-class
车流 chē liú traffic; rate of traffic flow
禽流感 qín liú gǎn bird flu; avian influenza
同流合污 tóng liú hé wū to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
社会名流 shè huì míng liú celebrity; public figure
汗流浃背 hàn liú jiā bèi to sweat profusely (idiom); drenched in sweat
流行病 liú xíng bìng epidemic disease
逆流 nì liú against the stream; adverse current; a countercurrent; fig. reactionary tendency; to go against the trend
流苏 liú sū tassels
流派 liú pài tributary (stream); (fig.) school (of thought); genre; style
流连 liú lián to loiter (i.e. reluctant to leave); to linger on
随大流 suí dà liú to follow the crowd; going with the tide
数据流 shù jù liú data stream; data flow
流水线 liú shuǐ xiàn assembly line; (computing) pipeline
头破血流 tóu pò xuè liú lit. head broken and blood flowing; fig. badly bruised
流弹 liú dàn stray bullet
湍流 tuān liú turbulence
直流 zhí liú to flow steadily; direct current (DC)
放任自流 fàng rèn zì liú to let sb do whatever they want; to indulge; to give free reins to; to let things slide; to drift aimlessly; laissez-faire
流转 liú zhuǎn to be on the move; to roam or wander; to circulate (of goods or capital)
泪流满面 lèi liú mǎn miàn cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)
溪流 xī liú stream
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