流

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Pronunciation : liú

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Meaning :
  1. (of liquid) flow. (v)
  2. moving from place to place. (v)
  3. spread; circulate. (v)
  4. banish; send into exile. (v)
  5. stream of water; current. (n)
  6. class; rate; grade. (n)
Radical : 氵
Strokes : 10
Traditional : 流
Usage : 29.2%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
流行
liú xíng

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 : be fashionable
2.
流传
liú chuán

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 : spread
3.
流动
liú dòng

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 : flow; move about
4.
流通
liú tōng

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 : circulate
5.
流利
liú lì

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 : fluent
6.
流星
liú xīng

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 : meteor (* moving star)
7.
河流
hé liú

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 : river
8.
交流
jiāo liú

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 : exchange
9.
轮流
lún liú

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 : in turns
10.
潮流
cháo liú

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 : trend; tide
Sentences:
1. Your nose is bleeding.
nǐ de bízi liú xiě le 。
你 的 鼻 子 流 血 了 。

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你的 : your
鼻子 : nose
流 : (of liquid) flow
血 : blood
流血 : bleed
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
2. The water is flowing very fast.
shuǐ liú de hěn kuài 。
水 流 得 很 快 。

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水 : water
流 : flow
得 : (particle) used to link a verb or an adjective to a complement which describes the manner or degree
很 : very
快 : fast
3. The baby drooled.
zhè gè yīng ér liú kǒu shuǐ 。
这 个 婴 儿 流 口 水 。

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这 : this
个 : measure word
婴儿 : baby
流 : flow
口水 : saliva
流口水 : slobber; dribble
4. He leads a vagabond life.
tā guò zhe liú làng shēng huó 。
他 过 着 流 浪 生 活 。

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他 : he
过 : live
着 : added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state
流浪 : roam about
生活 : life
5. We’ll take turns going to the hospital to see him.
wǒ men lún liú dào yī yuàn qù kàn tā 。
我 们 轮 流 到 医 院 去 看 他 。

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我们 : we
轮流 : take turns
到 : go to; leave for
医院 : hospital
去 : (used before and / or after a verb) go in order to
看 : look, see
他 : him
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April 13th, 2010 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , , ,

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