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

随波逐流 suí bō zhú liú to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly
付诸东流 fù zhū dōng liú wasted effort
分流 fēn liú bypass
奔流 bēn liú to flow at great speed; to pour; racing current
暖流 nuǎn liú warm current; (fig.) warm feeling
泥石流 ní shí liú landslide; torrent of mud and stones; mudslide
流沙 liú shā quicksand
流行语 liú xíng yǔ popular jargon; catchword
痛哭流涕 tòng kū liú tì weeping bitter tears
中流砥柱 zhōng liú dǐ zhù mainstay; cornerstone; tower of strength
合流 hé liú to converge; to flow together; fig. to act alike; to evolve together
急流 jí liú torrent
流芳百世 liú fāng bǎi shì (of one's name, reputation etc) to be immortalized (idiom); to leave a mark for generations to come
流体 liú tǐ fluid
洋流 yáng liú ocean current
流离失所 liú lí shī suǒ destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about; displaced
流行性 liú xíng xìng (of a disease) epidemic; qualities that make sth popular or fashionable
外流 wài liú outflow; to flow out; to drain
流窜 liú cuàn to roam all over the place; to go into every nook and corner; to infiltrate; (of criminals, enemies etc) to be on the run; to flee and try to hide
付之东流 fù zhī dōng liú to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
洪流 hóng liú a powerful current; a flood (often fig., e.g. a flood of ideas)
流域 liú yù river basin; valley; drainage area
物流 wù liú distribution (business); logistics
横流 héng liú to overflow; transverse flow; to flow over; cross flow
行云流水 xíng yún liú shuǐ lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom); fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc; natural and unforced
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