下流

xià liú · xia liu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. lower course of a river
  2. low-class
  3. mean and lowly
  4. vulgar
  5. obscene

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)条(tiáo)河(hé)的(de)下(xià)流(liú)有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)石(shí)头(tou)。

There are many rocks in the lower course of this river.

02

请(qǐng)不(bú)要(yào)在(zài)公(gōng)共(gòng)场(chǎng)合(hé)说(shuō)下(xià)流(liú)的(de)话(huà)。

Please don't say vulgar things in public.

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