How to say “current” in Chinese
current, stream of water
“Current” in Chinese is 水流, shuǐ liú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
水流 is read shuǐ liú: 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
A picture of a stream.
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 “ 水流”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 水流. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这里水流很急zhèlǐshuǐliúhěnjíThe current is strong here.
More words from the lesson “Shore, island, sea”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “current” in Chinese?
“Current” in Chinese is 水流, pinyin shuǐliú.
What does 水流 mean?
水流 (shuǐliú) means “current, stream of water”.
How do you write 水流?
水流 is 2 characters: 水 (shuǐ) — water; 流 (liú) — flow; stream. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 水流?
水流 is read shuǐliú. Tones: shuǐ — third tone, liú — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“current” in the lesson “Shore, island, sea”
This word is from the topic “Land, sea, weather” 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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