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流 (liú): to flow, to circulate

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 4verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to flow, to circulate
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 4
Strokes: 10
Radical: 氵
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

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
to flow
to run
to stream
to spread
to circulate
to drift
to degenerate
stream
current
class
school
genre

Chinese explanation

液体移动，像水一样从高处往低处走
指水流或流动的东西，如河流、气流
表示传播、扩散，如流传、流行
表示趋向某个方向或等级，如流失、流于形式。

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Example sentences

The river water flows down from the mountain.

Time passes so quickly, like flowing water.

He caught a cold and his nose keeps running.

Tears flowed down her face.

This small river flows east into the sea.

Water flows down from the mountain.

He speaks Mandarin very fluently.

This river flows toward the sea.

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