How to say “flow in” in Chinese

流入
liúrù

flow in

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Beginnings and change”

“Flow in” in Chinese is 流入, liú rù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

流入 is read liú rù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

liú — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
rù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

流
liú — flow; stream

On the left, 氵 — “water”.

入
rù — enter

Looks like 人, but here the right stroke is on top. The opposite of 出 “go out”.

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 “流入”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 流入. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 这条河最后流入大海zhètiáohézuìhòuliúrùdàhǎiThis river eventually flows into the sea.

More words from the lesson “Flows: gather, scatter, merge”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “flow in” in Chinese?

“Flow in” in Chinese is 流入, pinyin liúrù.

What does 流入 mean?

流入 (liúrù) means “flow in”.

How do you write 流入?

流入 is 2 characters: 流 (liú) — flow; stream; 入 (rù) — enter. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 流入?

流入 is read liúrù. Tones: liú — second tone, rù — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“flow in” 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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