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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
交流 jiāoliú	交流 \| 交流* \| *交流	to exchange / exchange / communication / interaction / to have social contact (with sb)	HSK 4


流行 liúxíng	流行 \| 流行* \| *流行	(of a contagious disease etc) to spread / to propagate / (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular / fashionable	HSK 4


流利 liúlì	流利 \| 流利* \| *流利	fluent	HSK 4


流淚 liúlèi	流淚 \| 流淚* \| *流淚	to shed tears	流泪 HSK 5


流傳 liúchuán	流傳 \| 流傳* \| *流傳	to spread / to circulate / to hand down	流传 HSK 5


輪流 lúnliú	輪流 \| 輪流* \| *輪流	to alternate / to take turns	轮流 HSK 5


潮流 cháoliú	潮流 \| 潮流* \| *潮流	tide / current / trend	HSK 6


主流 zhǔliú	主流 \| 主流* \| *主流	main stream (of a river) / fig. the essential point / main viewpoint of a matter / mainstream (culture etc)	HSK 6


流浪 liúlàng	流浪 \| 流浪* \| *流浪	to drift about / to wander / to roam / nomadic / homeless / unsettled (e.g. population) / vagrant	HSK 6


流通 liútōng	流通 \| 流通* \| *流通	to circulate / to distribute / circulation / distribution	HSK 6


流露 liúlù	流露 \| 流露* \| *流露	to reveal (indirectly, implicitly) / to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc	HSK 6


一流 yīliú	一流 \| 一流* \| *一流	top quality / front ranking	HSK 6


流氓 liúmáng	流氓 \| 流氓* \| *流氓	rogue / hoodlum / gangster / immoral behavior	HSK 6


支流 zhīliú	支流 \| 支流* \| *支流	tributary (river)	HSK 6


流程 liúchéng	流程 \| 流程* \| *流程	course / stream / sequence of processes / work flow in manufacturing


流 liú	流 \| 流* \| *流	to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade


流感疫苗 liúgǎnyìmiáo	流感疫苗 \| 流感疫苗* \| *流感疫苗	flu shot / influenza vaccination


串流 chuànliú	串流 \| 串流* \| *串流	to stream (online)


流動 liúdòng	流動 \| 流動* \| *流動	to flow / to circulate / to go from place to place / to be mobile / (of assets) liquid	流动


物流 wùliú	物流 \| 物流* \| *物流	distribution (business) / logistics


流量 liúliàng	流量 \| 流量* \| *流量	flow rate / rate / throughput / site traffic (Internet)


外流 wàiliú	外流 \| 外流* \| *外流	outflow / to flow out / to drain


名流 míngliú	名流 \| 名流* \| *名流	gentry / celebrities


流亡 liúwáng	流亡 \| 流亡* \| *流亡	to force into exile / to be exiled / in exile


流行音樂 liúxíngyīnyuè	流行音樂 \| 流行音樂* \| *流行音樂	pop music	流行音乐


流感 liúgǎn	流感 \| 流感* \| *流感	flu / influenza


人流 rénliú	人流 \| 人流* \| *人流	stream of people / abortion / abbr. for 人工流產｜人工流产


河流 héliú	河流 \| 河流* \| *河流	river / CL: 條｜条


流體 liútǐ	流體 \| 流體* \| *流體	fluid	流体


交流道 jiāoliúdào	交流道 \| 交流道* \| *交流道	(Tw) highway interchange / (fig.) channel of communication


流放 liúfàng	流放 \| 流放* \| *流放	to exile / to banish / to deport / to float (logs) downstream


大流行 dàliúxíng	大流行 \| 大流行* \| *大流行	major epidemic / pandemic


流出 liúchū	流出 \| 流出* \| *流出	to flow out / to disgorge / to effuse


對流 duìliú	對流 \| 對流* \| *對流	convection	对流


流蘇 liúsū	流蘇 \| 流蘇* \| *流蘇	tassels	流苏


流逝 liúshì	流逝 \| 流逝* \| *流逝	(of time) to pass / to elapse


流年 liúnián	流年 \| 流年* \| *流年	fleeting time / horoscope for the year


電流 diànliú	電流 \| 電流* \| *電流	electric current	电流


流媒體 liúméitǐ	流媒體 \| 流媒體* \| *流媒體	streaming media	流媒体


流汗 liúhàn	流汗 \| 流汗* \| *流汗	to sweat


回流 huíliú	回流 \| 回流* \| *回流	to flow back / reflux / circumfluence / refluence / backward flow / returning flow (e.g. of talent)


頭破血流 tóupòxuèliú	頭破血流 \| 頭破血流* \| *頭破血流	lit. head broken and blood flowing / fig. badly bruised	头破血流


流星 liúxīng	流星 \| 流星* \| *流星	meteor / shooting star


汗流浹背 hànliújiābèi	汗流浹背 \| 汗流浹背* \| *汗流浹背	to sweat profusely (idiom) / drenched in sweat	汗流浃背


節流 jiéliú	節流 \| 節流* \| *節流	to control flow / to choke / weir valve / a throttle / a choke	节流


流暢 liúchàng	流暢 \| 流暢* \| *流暢	flowing (of speech, writing) / fluent / smooth and easy	流畅


匯流 huìliú	匯流 \| 匯流* \| *匯流	(of rivers etc) to converge / convergence	汇流


流水 liúshuǐ	流水 \| 流水* \| *流水	running water / (business) turnover


直流 zhíliú	直流 \| 直流* \| *直流	to flow steadily / direct current (DC)


現金流 xiànjīnliú	現金流 \| 現金流* \| *現金流	cash flow	现金流


溪流 xīliú	溪流 \| 溪流* \| *溪流	stream


細水長流 xìshuǐchángliú	細水長流 \| 細水長流* \| *細水長流	lit. thin streams flow forever / fig. economy will get you a long way / to work steadily at something little by little	细水长流


流淌 liútǎng	流淌 \| 流淌* \| *流淌	to flow


流失 liúshī	流失 \| 流失* \| *流失	(of soil etc) to wash away / to be eroded / (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere / to fail to be retained


流覽 liúlǎn	流覽 \| 流覽* \| *流覽	to skim / to browse	流览


流程圖 liúchéngtú	流程圖 \| 流程圖* \| *流程圖	flow chart	流程图


流產 liúchǎn	流產 \| 流產* \| *流產	to have a miscarriage / miscarriage / to fail / to fall through	流产


雙流 Shuāngliú	雙流 \| 雙流* \| *雙流	Shuangliu county in Chengdu 成都, Sichuan / Chengdu's main airport	双流


開源節流 kāiyuánjiéliú	開源節流 \| 開源節流* \| *開源節流	lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending / to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure	开源节流


顛沛流離 diānpèiliúlí	顛沛流離 \| 顛沛流離* \| *顛沛流離	homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight / to drift	颠沛流离


流入 liúrù	流入 \| 流入* \| *流入	to flow into / to drift into / influx / inflow


流程表 liúchéngbiǎo	流程表 \| 流程表* \| *流程表	flow chart


上流社會 shàngliúshèhuì	上流社會 \| 上流社會* \| *上流社會	upper class / high society	上流社会


流血 liúxuè	流血 \| 流血* \| *流血	to bleed / to shed blood


氣流 qìliú	氣流 \| 氣流* \| *氣流	stream of air / airflow / slipstream / draft / breath / turbulence (of aircraft)	气流


分流 fēnliú	分流 \| 分流* \| *分流	bypass


飄流 piāoliú	飄流 \| 飄流* \| *飄流	variant of 漂流	飘流


屁滾尿流 pìgǔnniàoliú	屁滾尿流 \| 屁滾尿流* \| *屁滾尿流	to piss in one's pants in terror (idiom); scared witless	屁滚尿流


韓流 Hánliú	韓流 \| 韓流* \| *韓流	the spread of Korean cultural products (TV dramas, pop music etc) to other countries / Korean Wave	韩流


流浪漢 liúlànghàn	流浪漢 \| 流浪漢* \| *流浪漢	tramp / wanderer	流浪汉


血流成河 xuèliúchénghé	血流成河 \| 血流成河* \| *血流成河	rivers of blood (idiom) / bloodbath


流言 liúyán	流言 \| 流言* \| *流言	rumor / gossip / to spread rumors


流落 liúluò	流落 \| 流落* \| *流落	to wander about destitute / to be stranded


流明 liúmíng	流明 \| 流明* \| *流明	lumen (unit of light flux) (loanword)


上流 shàngliú	上流 \| 上流* \| *上流	upper class


流行病學 liúxíngbìngxué	流行病學 \| 流行病學* \| *流行病學	epidemiology	流行病学


流域 liúyù	流域 \| 流域* \| *流域	river basin / valley / drainage area


流離失所 liúlíshīsuǒ	流離失所 \| 流離失所* \| *流離失所	destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about / displaced	流离失所


流標 liúbiāo	流標 \| 流標* \| *流標	(of an auction) to be inconclusive	流标


流動性 liúdòngxìng	流動性 \| 流動性* \| *流動性	flowing / shifting / fluidity / mobility / liquidity (of funds)	流动性


漂流 piāoliú	漂流 \| 漂流* \| *漂流	to float on the current / to drift along or about / rafting


流浪狗 liúlànggǒu	流浪狗 \| 流浪狗* \| *流浪狗	stray dog


心流 xīnliú	心流 \| 心流* \| *心流	(psychology) flow / being "in the zone"


流理台 liúlǐtái	流理台 \| 流理台* \| *流理台	kitchen counter (generally including sink, food preparation area and gas range) (Tw)


水流 shuǐliú	水流 \| 水流* \| *水流	river / stream


逆流 nìliú	逆流 \| 逆流* \| *逆流	against the stream / adverse current / a countercurrent / fig. reactionary tendency / to go against the trend


直流電 zhíliúdiàn	直流電 \| 直流電* \| *直流電	direct current	直流电


半流體 bànliútǐ	半流體 \| 半流體* \| *半流體	semifluid	半流体


風水輪流轉 fēngshuǐlúnliúzhuàn	風水輪流轉 \| 風水輪流轉* \| *風水輪流轉	fortunes rise and fall / times change	风水轮流转


風流 fēngliú	風流 \| 風流* \| *風流	distinguished and accomplished / outstanding / talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle / romantic / dissolute / loose	风流


流星雨 liúxīngyǔ	流星雨 \| 流星雨* \| *流星雨	meteor shower


數據流 shùjùliú	數據流 \| 數據流* \| *數據流	data stream / data flow	数据流


文化交流 wénhuàjiāoliú	文化交流 \| 文化交流* \| *文化交流	cultural exchange


暗流 ànliú	暗流 \| 暗流* \| *暗流	undercurrent


北流 Běiliú	北流 \| 北流* \| *北流	Beiliu county level city in Yulin 玉林, Guangxi


現金流量 xiànjīnliúliàng	現金流量 \| 現金流量* \| *現金流量	cash flow	现金流量


流變 liúbiàn	流變 \| 流變* \| *流變	to flow and change / development and change (of society)	流变


大步流星 dàbùliúxīng	大步流星 \| 大步流星* \| *大步流星	at a stride / taking large steps (while walking)


倒流 dàoliú	倒流 \| 倒流* \| *倒流	to flow backwards / reverse flow


流轉 liúzhuǎn	流轉 \| 流轉* \| *流轉	to be on the move / to roam or wander / to circulate (of goods or capital)	流转

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