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流

liú · liu

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HSK 2

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

溪(xī)水(shuǐ)流(liú)进(jìn)这(zhè)个(gè)池(chí)塘(táng)里(lǐ)。

The stream flows into the pond.

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

02

泪(lèi)水(shuǐ)沿(yán)着(zhe)我(wǒ)的(de)面(miàn)颊(jiá)流(liú)了(le)下(xià)来(lái)。

Tears rolled down my cheeks.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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