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流
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Definitions
- 1. to flow
- 2. to disseminate
- 3. to circulate or spread
- 4. to move or drift
- 5. to degenerate
- 6. to banish or send into exile
- 7. stream of water or sth resembling one
- 8. class, rate or grade
Example Sentences
1 shown我們輪 流 開車。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 流
upper class
see 風水輪流轉|风水轮流转[fēng shuǐ lún liú zhuàn]
loafer
upper class
Three Parallel Rivers National Park, in mountainous northwest Yunnan World Heritage protected area: the three rivers are Nujiang 怒江[nù jiāng] or Salween, Jinsha 金沙江[jīn shā jiāng] or upper reaches of Changjiang and Lancang 瀾滄江|澜沧江[lán cāng jiāng] or Mekong
fortunes rise and fall
cash flow statement
brain drain
to reveal (indirectly, implicitly)
landslide
Korean Wave, aka Hallyu (the increase in international interest in South Korea and its popular culture since the 1990s)
to leave a good reputation
Huangliu township, Hainan
running water
tributary (stream)
convection
to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly
bypass
to spread
prevalent fashion (often used pejoratively)
cash flow
drift net (fishing)
to converge
(of rivers etc) to converge
stream
to have a miscarriage
to overflow
transient population
to let sb do whatever they want
plume
turbulent
course
hooliganism
meteor shower
bias current (electronics)
to flow at great speed
to wander far from home
atmospheric circulation
to spread
lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom)
day-to-day account
lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)
a throttle
river
to rectify (alternating current to direct current)
a contemporary
rhyolite (extrusive igneous rock, chemically equivalent to granite)
(neologism c. 2014) celebrity with a huge, devoted fan base
to loiter (i.e. reluctant to leave)
undercurrent
asthenosphere (geology)
to bleed from the nose
(fig.) channel of communication
see 人往高處走，水往低處流|人往高处走，水往低处流[rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú]
stray bullet
to spread poison
to let one's eyes rove
laminar flow
top quality
Ziliujing District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[zì gòng shì], Sichuan
stream of consciousness (in literature)
cash flow
warm current
Beiliu, county-level city in Yulin 玉林[yù lín], Guangxi
influenza virus
Beiliu, county-level city in Yulin 玉林[yù lín], Guangxi
distribution (business)
rogue
quicksand
to be in a sorry state
thieves
to live a hermit's life (in seclusion)
to linger
branch stream
widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
to float
electric current
slip-ring
to reunite after being homeless refugees
to become a mere formality
current liability
second-rate
Shuangliu county in Chengdu 成都[chéng dū], Sichuan
Orionids
to cast sb's yearly horoscope
to circulate
to have a runny nose
qualities that make sth popular or fashionable
to drain
stream of air
to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
lava flow
ammeter
torrent
river
to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
refugee
to flow
semifluid
to bleed
cash flow
(financial reporting) current assets
homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight
to drain
alternating current
swine influenza virus (SIV)
roving bandit
to discharge pus
white water rafter
rheology
late degenerate stage
Changjiang or Yangtze river basin
to rinse one's mouth with river water
assembly line
to spread
to shed tears
deep rooted and influential
to sweat
lit. flowing light and overflowing color
direct current
able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
swiftly flowing
ventilation; air circulation
ocean current
to spread malicious gossip
streaming media
Mesopotamia
full throttle
lumen (unit of light flux) (loanword)
workflow
heat convection
(PRC) flow of people from the countryside into the cities
criminal at large
to trickle
lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom); the crisis settles down
poetic and passionate (idiom); romance
rivers of blood (idiom)
rheology
popular jargon
lit. branches and descendants
bleed hole
influenza
against the stream
wasted effort
epidemic strain
to seep
money in circulation
inward flowing (of river)
lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom)
hydronuclear explosion (HNE)
strong current
medical abortion
to float on the current
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
equatorial counter current
passenger flow
to gush
pop music
to live in exile
outflow
gentry
(linguistics) flow of speech
streamline (physics)
lit. a meteor catching up with the moon
affluent
a small bridge over a flowing stream
Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
logistics
midstream
cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
major epidemic
river
flow of air
to change (for the worse)
to circulate; to distribute
tassels
swine influenza
(astronomy) bolide
flu
brain drain
distinguished and accomplished
at a stride
to exert flirtatious allure
epidemiology
flow chart
destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means
enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood
the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
not following the crowd
tide
to stray and forget to return
Ziliujing District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[zì gòng shì], Sichuan
rumors and slanders (idiom); gossip
tramp
fluid mechanics
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
(canoe-kayak) slalom
lower course of a river
equatorial counter current
cash flow statement
spoiler (automotive)
rotating flow
to flow
bridge rectifier (electricity)
government-in-exile
lit. love debt
lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past
tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom); weeping tragically
exile (as form of punishment)
the passage of the years
to exile
see 枕石漱流[zhěn shí shù liú]
lava flow
stratosphere
an abortion
(bird species of China) ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
(of time) to pass
musical sound
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
alternating current
fleeting time
cultural exchange
Shuangliu county in Chengdu 成都[chéng dū], Sichuan
tropopause
a powerful current
lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time
stream of people
see 黃流鎮|黄流镇[huáng liú zhèn]
the crime of hooliganism
data stream
(of a contagious disease etc) to spread
the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[rú jiā], Daoists 道家[dào jiā], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[yīn yáng jiā], Legalists 法家[fǎ jiā], Logicians 名家[míng jiā], Mohists 墨家[mò jiā], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[zòng héng jiā], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[zá jiā], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[nóng jiā]
branch (of a river)
purex
asthenosphere (geology)
to spread malicious gossip
runoff
jet (math.)
the unemployed workforce
Murray-Darling river system in the southeast of Australia
Double First-Class University Plan, Chinese government project to develop both a group of Chinese universities and a group of subject disciplines to be world-class by 2050, implemented from 2017
turbulence
main stream (of a river)
fluent with words
pyroclastic flow
electrical ballast
tears and mucus flowing profusely
rumor
lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending
rover
to ogle
to pass on errors or lies (idiom); the propagation of misconceptions
mountain stream
epidemic disease
spoiler (automotive or aeronautical)
fluent
runoff
torrent
to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
gang of hoodlums
to kill and banish
malware (computing)
to skim
to drift with the waves and yield to the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly
smooth and ornate
to exchange
turbid flow
inward flowing river
to flow backwards
lava flow
bird flu
banquet where guests arrive at various times and are served with food as they arrive
throttle pedal
main stream (of a river)
hidden stream
to control flow
shifting sand dunes
alternating current (electricity)
brain drain
to piss one's pants in terror (idiom)
third-rate
to follow the crowd
arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
oseltamivir
fluid
suave; debonair; dashing
(of an auction) to be inconclusive
workflow
temperate and refined
trickle
high current (e.g. electric)
to force into exile
to walk quickly
lit. head broken and blood flowing
to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)
traffic
to wander about destitute
the Yellow River basin
the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year
(derog.) woman
flow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic
(medicine) liquid food
to alternate; to take turns
to flow
Qingliu county in Sanming 三明[sān míng], Fujian
to respond fluently
lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring
continuous and patient effort (idiom)
to go back to the source
flowmeter
(of watercourses) source and course
rogue state
turbulence (in fluid mechanics)
the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists)
wake (trailing behind a ship, airplane etc)
Qingliu county in Sanming 三明[sān míng], Fujian
to flow back
rectifier (transforming alternating electric current to direct current)
to stream (online)
to sweat profusely (idiom)
sleek
(medicine) semi-liquid food
message in a bottle
firefly
flowing water does not rot
lumpenproletariat (in Marxist theory)
to run dry (of river)
shunt circuit
to gush
to roam all over the place
street urchin
meteoroid
the lowest professions
to be on the move
asthenosphere (geology)
lit. thin streams flow forever
fluid dynamics
Chinese translation of \kung flu\, a term used by US President Trump in 2020 to refer to COVID-19 as a \Chinese\ disease
mountain mist
inverter, device that converts AC electricity to DC and vice versa
as time goes by (idiom)
to flow out
children of migrants
type A influenza
romance
exchange of ideas
lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field
troposphere
drainage
flow speed
Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF)
to indulge
lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)
stray dog
to drift about
(of soil etc) to wash away
small craftsman (contemptuous)
lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)
tributary (river)
readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
mudslide
(elec.) unidirectional current
converter
weeping bitter tears
direction of a current
influenza vaccine
the spread of Japanese cultural products (anime, pop music etc) to other countries
turnover (of staff)
to limit the flow of passengers, customers or vehicles
turbulent flow
(of one's name, reputation etc) to be immortalized (idiom)
flow chart
first-class
(psychology) flow
the Ryukyu or Luchu Islands (including Okinawa)
malpractice
to be overflowing with tears (idiom)
to flow steadily
stream of particles
stream
homeless and miserable
flowing (of speech, writing)
river basin
to flow into
alternative
blood flow
to sail against the current
mainstay
flowing; shifting
abortion
(fig.) a breath of fresh air
to flow and change
celebrity; public figure
destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about
thermohaline circulation (oceanography)
meteor