Word: 流 (liú)

流 dictionary entry

liú: to flow; to disseminate; to banish or send into exile; class, rate or grade; to move or drift; to degenerate

Full dictionary entry for 流

What 流 means in each sentence

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Example sentences using 流

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不要让水一直流。

Búyào ràng shuǐ yìzhí liú.

Don't leave the water running.
人平不语，水平不流

rén píng bùyǔ, shuǐpíng bù liú

when people are treated evenly they don't complain; when water is level it doesn't flow
人往高处走，水往低处流

rén wǎng gāochù zǒu, shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú

people go to higher places, water flows to lower places
他哭得眼泪鼻涕一起流。

Tā kū de yǎnlèi bítì yìqǐ liú.

He cried so hard that tears and snot ran down together.
他终于流露出了人性的一面。

Tā zhōngyú liú lùchūle rénxìng de yímiàn.

He finally showed his human side.
大河的水向东流,没法儿回头

dàhé de shuǐ xiàngdōng liú,méifǎr huítóu

the big river's water flows east: there's no turning back
密西西比河流经哪个城市？

Mìxīxībǐhé liú jīng nǎge chéngshì?

Through which city does the Mississippi River pass?
悔恨的泪水从她的脸上流了下来。

Huǐhèn de lèishuǐ cóng tā de liǎnshàng liú le xiàlai.

Tears of remorse ran down her face.
我在流眼泪。

Wǒ zài liú yǎnlèi.

My eyes are watering.
我正流着汗。

Wǒ zhèng liú zhe hàn.

I'm dripping with sweat.
水不平要流，人不平要说

shuǐ bùpíng yào liú, rén bùpíng yàoshuō

uneven water must flow, an uneven deal must be spoken of
水不流要臭，刀不磨要锈

shuǐ bù liú yào chòu, dāo bù mó yào xiù

water that doesn't flow turns foul, a knife that isn't sharpened rusts
水沟不通四处流

shuǐgōu bùtōng sìchù liú

if the ditch is blocked, water flows everywhere
江水澎湃地向前流去。

Jiāngshuǐ péngpài de xiàngqián liú qù.

The river surges forward.
河水在河口流进大海。

Héshuǐ zài hékǒu liú jìn dàhǎi.

The river flows into the sea at its mouth.
河水弯曲着流过那个小村子。

Héshuǐ wānqūzhe liú guò nàge xiǎo cūnzi.

The river winds its way past that little village.
瀑布从山上流下来，非常壮观。

Pùbù cóng shānshàng liú xiàlai, fēicháng zhuàngguān.

The waterfall pours down from the mountain, and it is spectacular.
牛奶沸腾了，流得到处都是！

Niúnǎi fèiténgle, liú de dàochù dōu shì!

The milk boiled over and got everywhere!
管道里流的不是水，是人血。

Guǎndào lǐ liú de bú shì shuǐ, shì rén xuè.

It wasn't water flowing through the pipes, but human blood.
血液从心脏流进动脉。

Xuèyè cóng xīnzàng liú jìn dòngmài.

Blood flows from the heart into the arteries.
闻到香味，我的唾液就流出来了。

Wéndào xiāngwèi, wǒ de tuòyè jiù liú chūláile.

When I smelled the delicious aroma, my mouth started watering.
雨后，山上流下来一道细细的溪。

Yǔ hòu, shānshàng liú xiàlai yídào xìxì de xī.

After the rain, a thin rivulet flowed down from the mountain.
雨水汇聚成小河，流进了湖里。

Yǔshuǐ huìjù chéng xiǎohé, liú jìnle húlǐ.

The rainwater came together into a little stream and flowed into the lake.
鳄鱼流眼泪，可怜不得

èyú liú yǎnlèi, kělián bùdé

a crocodile shedding tears: can't be pitied