流行

liú xíng · liu xing

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

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2 examples
01

打(dǎ)牌(pái)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)流(liú)行(xíng)的(de)消(xiāo)遣(qiǎn)方(fāng)式(shì)。

Playing cards is a popular pastime.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)首(shǒu)歌(gē)去(qù)年(nián)在(zài)年(nián)轻(qīng)人(rén)中(zhōng)非(fēi)常(cháng)流(liú)行(xíng)。

This song was very popular among young people last year.

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