How to say “flow” in Chinese
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“Flow” in Chinese is 流, liú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
流 is read liú. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 — “water”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “流”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 流. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他的汉语说得很流利tādeHànyǔshuōdehěnliúlìHe speaks Chinese fluently.
- 这条河从西往东流zhètiáohécóngxīwǎngdōngliúThis river flows from west to east.
- 这首歌最近很流行zhèshǒugēzuìjìnhěnliúxíngThis song is really popular right now.
- 她感动得流泪了tāgǎndòngdeliúlèileShe was so moved she cried.
- 中国有很多河流。ZhōngguóyǒuhěnduōhéliúChina has a lot of rivers.
- 我们要防止河流受到污染wǒmenyàofángzhǐhéliúshòudàowūrǎnWe must keep the rivers from being polluted.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “The Earth, rivers and the ocean”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “flow” in Chinese?
“Flow” in Chinese is 流, pinyin liú.
What does 流 mean?
流 (liú) means “flow”.
How do you write 流?
流 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 流?
流 is read liú. Tones: liú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“flow” in the lesson “The Earth, rivers and the ocean”
This word is from the topic “Nature and weather” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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