流水

liú shuǐ

Definitions

1. running water
2. (business) turnover

Words Containing 流水

• 小桥流水 xiǎo qiáo liú shuǐ: a small bridge over a flowing stream
• 流水不腐 liú shuǐ bù fǔ: flowing water does not rot
• 流水不腐，户枢不蠹 liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù: lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)
• 流水席 liú shuǐ xí: banquet where guests arrive at various times and are served with food as they arrive
• 流水线 liú shuǐ xiàn: assembly line
• 流水账 liú shuǐ zhàng: day-to-day account
• 落花有意，流水无情 luò huā yǒu yì , liú shuǐ wú qíng: lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom)
• 落花流水 luò huā liú shuǐ: to be in a sorry state
• 行云流水 xíng yún liú shuǐ: lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom)
• 铁打的衙门，流水的官 tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān: lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)
• 长流水，不断线 cháng liú shuǐ , bù duàn xiàn: continuous and patient effort (idiom)

Child Words of 流水

• 水 shuǐ: water
• 流 liú: to flow