to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade
Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom); Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
甲流甲流jia3 liu2
type A influenza; abbr. for 甲型H1N1流感; refers to H1N1 influenza of 2009
涧流澗流jian4 liu2
mountain stream; stream in a valley
江流江流jiang1 liu2
river; river flow; current
交变电流交變電流jiao1 bian4 dian4 liu2
alternating current (electricity)
交变流电交變流電jiao1 bian4 liu2 dian4
alternating current; same as 交流電|交流电
交流交流jiao1 liu2
to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)
交流电交流電jiao1 liu2 dian4
alternating current
节流節流jie2 liu2
to control flow; to choke; weir valve; a throttle; a choke
节流阀節流閥jie2 liu2 fa2
a throttle
节流踏板節流踏板jie2 liu2 ta4 ban3
throttle pedal; accelerator
迳流逕流jing4 liu2
runoff
径流徑流jing4 liu2
runoff
九流九流jiu3 liu2
the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家, Daoists 道家, Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家, Legalists 法家, Logicians 名家, Mohists 墨家, Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家, Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家, and A
巨流巨流ju4 liu2
strong current
开源节流開源節流kai1 yuan2 jie2 liu2
lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending; to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure
克流感克流感ke4 liu2 gan3
oseltamivir; Tamiflu
空气流空氣流kong1 qi4 liu2
flow of air; draft
空气流通空氣流通kong1 qi4 liu2 tong1
fresh air; draft
口碑流传口碑流傳kou3 bei1 liu2 chuan2
widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
快步流星快步流星kuai4 bu4 liu2 xing1
to walk quickly; striding quickly
泪流满面淚流滿面lei4 liu2 man3 mian4
cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)
粒子流粒子流li4 zi3 liu2
stream of particles; particle flow
两河流域兩河流域liang3 he2 liu2 yu4
Mesopotamia
猎户座流星雨獵戶座流星雨lie4 hu4 zuo4 liu2 xing1 yu3
Orionids; Orionid meteor shower
流辈流輩liu2 bei4
a contemporary; similar class of people
流鼻涕流鼻涕liu2 bi2 ti4
to have a runny nose
流鼻血流鼻血liu2 bi2 xie3
to bleed from the nose; (fig.) to be sexually aroused
流弊流弊liu2 bi4
malpractice; long-running abuse
流变流變liu2 bian4
to flow and change; development and change (of society)
流变能力流變能力liu2 bian4 neng2 li4
rheology
流变学流變學liu2 bian4 xue2
rheology
流别流別liu2 bie2
tributary; branch of river
流播流播liu2 bo1
to circulate; to hand around
流布流佈liu2 bu4
to spread; to circulate; to disseminate
流布流布liu2 bu4
to spread; to circulate; to disseminate
流产流產liu2 chan3
to have a miscarriage; miscarriage; to fail; to fall through
流畅流暢liu2 chang4
flowing (of speech, writing); fluent; smooth and easy
流程流程liu2 cheng2
course; stream; sequence of processes; work flow in manufacturing
流程表流程表liu2 cheng2 biao3
flow chart
流程图流程圖liu2 cheng2 tu2
flow chart
流出流出liu2 chu1
to flow out; to disgorge; to effuse
流传流傳liu2 chuan2
to spread; to circulate; to hand down
流窜流竄liu2 cuan4
to roam all over the place; to go into every nook and corner; to infiltrate; (of criminals, enemies etc) to be on the run; to flee and try to hide
流窜犯流竄犯liu2 cuan4 fan4
criminal at large
流弹流彈liu2 dan4
stray bullet
流荡流蕩liu2 dang4
to float; to tramp; to rove
流宕忘反流宕忘反liu2 dang4 wang4 fan3
to stray and forget to return
流动流動liu2 dong4
to flow; to circulate; to go from place to place; to be mobile; (of assets) liquid
lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom); fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love)
卖风流賣風流mai4 feng1 liu2
to exert flirtatious allure; to entice coquettishly
盲流盲流mang2 liu2
(PRC) flow of people from the countryside into the cities; rural migrant without definite prospects; drifter
名流名流ming2 liu2
gentry; celebrities
谬种流传謬種流傳miu4 zhong3 liu2 chuan2
to pass on errors or lies (idiom); the propagation of misconceptions
墨累达令流域墨累達令流域mo4 lei4 da2 ling4 liu2 yu4
Murray-Darling river system in the southeast of Australia
末流末流mo4 liu2
late degenerate stage
内流內流nei4 liu2
inward flowing (of river); flowing into desert
内流河內流河nei4 liu2 he2
inward flowing river; river flowing into desert or salt lake, e.g. Tarim river 塔里木河
泥石流泥石流ni2 shi2 liu2
landslide; torrent of mud and stones; mudslide
逆流逆流ni4 liu2
against the stream; adverse current; a countercurrent; fig. reactionary tendency; to go against the trend
逆流溯源逆流溯源ni4 liu2 su4 yuan2
to go back to the source
暖流暖流nuan3 liu2
warm current; (fig.) warm feeling
女流女流nv3 liu2
(derog.) woman
批流年批流年pi1 liu2 nian2
to cast sb's yearly horoscope
皮划艇激流回旋皮劃艇激流回旋pi2 hua2 ting3 ji1 liu2 hui2 xuan2
canoe-kayak slalom
屁滚尿流屁滾尿流pi4 gun3 niao4 liu2
to piss in one's pants in terror (idiom); scared witless
偏置电流偏置電流pian1 zhi4 dian4 liu2
bias current (electronics)
飘流飄流piao1 liu2
variant of 漂流
漂流漂流piao1 liu2
to float on the current; to drift along or about; rafting
漂流瓶漂流瓶piao1 liu2 ping2
message in a bottle
漂流者漂流者piao1 liu2 zhe3
white water rafter; paddler; river runner
平流层平流層ping2 liu2 ceng2
stratosphere
普雷克斯流程普雷克斯流程pu3 lei2 ke4 si1 liu2 cheng2
purex
气流氣流qi4 liu2
stream of air; airflow; slipstream; draft; breath; turbulence (of aircraft)
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom); one should constantly strive to make progress
日流日流ri4 liu2
the spread of Japanese cultural products (anime, pop music etc) to other countries
熔岩流熔岩流rong2 yan2 liu2
lava flow
溶岩流溶岩流rong2 yan2 liu2
lava flow
软流层軟流層ruan3 liu2 ceng2
asthenosphere (geology)
软流圈軟流圈ruan3 liu2 quan1
asthenosphere (geology)
三江并流三江並流san1 jiang1 bing4 liu2
Three Parallel Rivers National Park, in mountainous northwest Yunnan World Heritage protected area: the three rivers are Nujian 怒江 or Salween, Jinsha 金沙江 or upper reaches of Changjiang and Lancang 澜沧江 or Mekong
三教九流三教九流san1 jiao4 jiu3 liu2
the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists); fig. people from all trades (often derog.)
三流三流san1 liu2
third-rate; inferior
上流上流shang4 liu2
upper class
上流社会上流社會shang4 liu2 she4 hui4
upper class; high society
社会名流社會名流she4 hui4 ming2 liu2
celebrity; public figure
射流射流she4 liu2
jet (math.)
渗流滲流shen4 liu2
to seep; leakage
驶流駛流shi3 liu2
swiftly flowing; torrent
数据流數據流shu4 ju4 liu2
data stream; data flow
漱流漱流shu4 liu2
to rinse one's mouth with water; to gargle
双流雙流shuang1 liu2
Shuangliu county in Chengdu 成都, Sichuan; Chengdu's main airport
双流县雙流縣shuang1 liu2 xian4
Shuangliu county in Chengdu 成都, Sichuan
水流水流shui3 liu2
river; stream
思想交流思想交流si1 xiang3 jiao1 liu2
exchange of ideas
随波逊流隨波遜流sui2 bo1 xun4 liu2
to drift with the waves and yield to the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly
随波逐流隨波逐流sui2 bo1 zhu2 liu2
to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly
随大流隨大流sui2 da4 liu2
to follow the crowd; going with the tide
岁月流逝歲月流逝sui4 yue4 liu2 shi4
as time goes by (idiom)
岁月如流歲月如流sui4 yue4 ru2 liu2
the passage of the years; the flow of time
涕泪交流涕淚交流ti4 lei4 jiao1 liu2
tears and mucus flowing profusely (idiom); weeping tragically
涕泗横流涕泗橫流ti4 si4 heng2 liu2
tears and mucus flowing profusely; sniveling; in a tragic state
lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom); fig. government officials come and go
同流合污同流合污tong2 liu2 he2 wu1
to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
痛哭流涕痛哭流涕tong4 ku1 liu2 ti4
weeping bitter tears
投鞭断流投鞭斷流tou2 bian1 duan4 liu2
arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
头破血流頭破血流tou2 po4 xue4 liu2
lit. head broken and blood flowing; fig. badly bruised
土石流土石流tu3 shi2 liu2
(Tw) debris flow; mudslide
湍流湍流tuan1 liu2
turbulence
外流外流wai4 liu2
outflow; to flow out; to drain
尾流尾流wei3 liu2
wake (trailing behind a ship, airplane etc); slipstream
温盐环流溫鹽環流wen1 yan2 huan2 liu2
thermohaline circulation (oceanography)
文化交流文化交流wen2 hua4 jiao1 liu2
cultural exchange
紊流紊流wen3 liu2
turbulent flow
物流物流wu4 liu2
distribution (business); logistics
物流管理物流管理wu4 liu2 guan3 li3
logistics
溪流溪流xi1 liu2
stream
细水长流細水長流xi4 shui3 chang2 liu2
lit. thin streams flow forever; fig. economy will get you a long way; to work steadily at something little by little
细细地流細細地流xi4 xi4 de5 liu2
to trickle
下九流下九流xia4 jiu3 liu2
the lowest professions
下流下流xia4 liu2
lower course of a river; low-class; mean and lowly; vulgar; obscene
现金流量現金流量xian4 jin1 liu2 liang4
cash flow
现金流量表現金流量表xian4 jin1 liu2 liang4 biao3
cash flow statement
现金流转現金流轉xian4 jin1 liu2 zhuan3
cash flow
现金流转表現金流轉表xian4 jin1 liu2 zhuan3 biao3
cash flow statement
泄流洩流xie4 liu2
drainage
星流电击星流電擊xing1 liu2 dian4 ji1
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development; portentous signs
星流霆击星流霆擊xing1 liu2 ting2 ji1
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development; portentous signs
行云流水行雲流水xing2 yun2 liu2 shui3
lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom); fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc; natural and unforced
旋流旋流xuan2 liu2
rotating flow
血流血流xue4 liu2
blood flow
血流成河血流成河xue4 liu2 cheng2 he2
rivers of blood (idiom); bloodbath
血流漂杵血流漂杵xue4 liu2 piao1 chu3
enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood; blood bath
岩浆流岩漿流yan2 jiang1 liu2
lava flow
岩流圈岩流圈yan2 liu2 quan1
asthenosphere (geology)
眼泪横流眼淚橫流yan3 lei4 heng4 liu2
to be overflowing with tears (idiom)
洋流洋流yang2 liu2
ocean current
药流藥流yao4 liu2
medical abortion
液流液流ye4 liu2
stream; flow of liquid
一流一流yi1 liu2
top quality; front ranking
溢流孔溢流孔yi4 liu2 kong3
bleed hole; overflow pipe; spill vent
意识流意識流yi4 shi2 liu2
stream of consciousness (in literature)
引流引流yin3 liu2
to drain; (medicine) drainage
饮流怀源飲流懷源yin3 liu2 huai2 yuan2
lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring; Don't forget where your happiness come from.; Be grateful for all your blessings!
应对如流應對如流ying4 dui4 ru2 liu2
to respond fluently; to answer smartly
涌流湧流yong3 liu2
to gush; to spurt
羽流羽流yu3 liu2
plume
源流源流yuan2 liu2
(of watercourses) source and direction of flow; origin and development
源远流长源遠流長yuan2 yuan3 liu2 chang2
lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past; a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
云散风流雲散風流yun2 san4 feng1 liu2
lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom); the crisis settles down; people disperse home; things return to normal
杂流雜流za2 liu2
small craftsman (contemptuous)
枕石漱流枕石漱流zhen3 shi2 shu4 liu2
to live a hermit's life (in seclusion); a frugal life (idiom)
枕岩漱流枕岩漱流zhen3 yan2 shu4 liu2
see 枕石漱流
镇流器鎮流器zhen4 liu2 qi4
electrical ballast
整流整流zheng3 liu2
to rectify (alternating current to direct current)
整流器整流器zheng3 liu2 qi4
rectifier (transforming alternating electric current to direct current)
支流支流zhi1 liu2
tributary (river)
支与流裔支與流裔zhi1 yu3 liu2 yi4
lit. branches and descendants; of a similar kind; related
直流直流zhi2 liu2
to flow directly; direct current (D.C.)
直流电直流電zhi2 liu2 dian4
direct current
中流中流zhong1 liu2
midstream
中流砥柱中流砥柱zhong1 liu2 di3 zhu4
mainstay; cornerstone; tower of strength
诛流誅流zhu1 liu2
to kill and banish
珠流珠流zhu1 liu2
fluent with words; words flowing like pearl beads
珠流璧转珠流璧轉zhu1 liu2 bi4 zhuan3
lit. pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time; water under the bridge
猪流感豬流感zhu1 liu2 gan3
swine influenza; swine flu; influenza A (H1N1)
猪流感病毒豬流感病毒zhu1 liu2 gan3 bing4 du2
swine influenza virus (SIV)
主流主流zhu3 liu2
main stream (of a river); fig. the essential point; main viewpoint of a matter; mainstream (culture etc)
浊流濁流zhuo2 liu2
turbid flow; muddy waters; fig. a contemptible person; fig. corrupt or disgraceful social trends
自流井自流井zi4 liu2 jing3
Ziliujing district of Zigong city 自貢市|自贡市, Sichuan
自流井区自流井區zi4 liu2 jing3 qu1
Ziliujing district of Zigong city 自貢市|自贡市, Sichuan