How to say “flow” in Chinese
flow; move around, mobile
“Flow” in Chinese is 流动, liú dòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
流动 is read liú dòng: 2 syllables. 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”.
On the right, 力 “strength”.
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 “流动”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 流动. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 中国的人口流动主要是从农村流向城市。ZhōngguóderénkǒuliúdòngzhǔyàoshìcóngnóngcūnliúxiàngchéngshìIn China, people move mainly from the countryside to the cities.
- 打开窗户让空气流动起来dǎkāichuānghu,ràngkōngqìliúdòngqǐlaiOpen the window and let the air circulate.
More words from the lesson “Flows: gather, scatter, merge”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “flow” in Chinese?
“Flow” in Chinese is 流动, pinyin liúdòng.
What does 流动 mean?
流动 (liúdòng) means “flow; move around, mobile”.
How do you write 流动?
流动 is 2 characters: 流 (liú) — flow; stream; 动 (dòng) — move. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 流动?
流动 is read liúdòng. Tones: liú — second tone, dòng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“flow” in the lesson “Flows: gather, scatter, merge”
This word is from the topic “Beginnings and change” of HSK 6. 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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