流行

liú xíng

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Common

Definitions

1. (of a contagious disease etc) to spread
2. to propagate
3. (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular
4. fashionable

Word relationships

Antonyms

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过时

guò shí

out of date

unfashionable, outdated

Related words

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蔓延

màn yán

to extend

to spread unchecked (often negative, e.g., fire, disease)

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 病 (disease) or 时尚 (fashion): 流行病 (epidemic), 流行时尚 (popular fashion).

Common mistakes

Cannot be used as a verb with a person as subject; say 她穿着流行的衣服 (She wears fashionable clothes), not 她流行。

Example Sentences

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这首歌很流行。

This song is very popular.

这种款式的衣服很流行。

This style of clothing is very popular.

瑪麗聽日韓流行音樂。

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Words Containing 流行

major epidemic

qualities that make sth popular or fashionable

流行性感冒

liú xíng xìng gǎn mào

influenza

epidemic strain

epidemic disease

epidemiology

popular jargon

pop music

Child Words of 流行

to flow

row

to walk