主流
zhǔ liú
Pinyin

Definition

主流
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zhǔ liú
  1. main stream (of a river)
  2. fig. the essential point
  3. main viewpoint of a matter
  4. mainstream (culture etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhǔ
  1. 1 owner
  2. 2 master
  3. 3 host
  4. 4 individual or party concerned
  5. 5 God
  6. 6 Lord
  7. 7 main
  8. 8 to indicate or signify
  9. 9 trump card (in card games)
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
zhǔ dòng
  1. 1 to take the initiative
  2. 2 to do sth of one's own accord
  3. 3 spontaneous
  4. 4 active
  5. 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
  6. 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
zhǔ yào
  1. 1 main
  2. 2 principal
  3. 3 major
  4. 4 primary

Idioms (20)

不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
人往高处走,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
付之东流
fù zhī dōng liú
  1. 1 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
  1. 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
  2. 2 distracted
  3. 3 stunned
冤有头,债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties

Sample Sentences

随着网络的高度发展,消费者利用网络下载或是在线收听免费音乐成为主流,音乐产业已经成为所谓的”夕阳产业”。
suízhe wǎngluò de gāodù fāzhǎn ,xiāofèizhě lìyòng wǎngluò xiàzǎi huòshì zàixiàn shōutīng miǎnfèi yīnyuè chéngwéi zhǔliú ,yīnyuè chǎnyè yǐjīng chéngwéi suǒwèi de ”xīyáng chǎnyè ”。
As the Internet has developed at a fast pace, consumers downloading or listening to music online has become the mainstream, so the music industry has already become a "twilight industry".
所以这个命运共同体肯定跟我们过去所知的全然不同,也使得群体与个体、主流与非主流的对立变得模糊,联通全球的同时,区域小众团体的联系同时也变强了,你再瞧瞧,现在网络上什么特殊化、非主流的东西没有一个自己的小团体呢?
suǒyǐ zhè ge mìngyùn gòngtóngtǐ kěndìng gēn wǒmen guòqù suǒ zhī de quánrán bùtóng ,yě shǐde qúntǐ yǔ gètǐ 、zhǔliú yǔ fēizhǔliú de duìlì biànde móhu ,Liántōng quánqiú de tóngshí ,qūyù xiǎozhòng tuántǐ de liánxì tóngshí yě biàn strong le ,nǐ zài qiáo qiao ,xiànzài wǎngluò shàng shénme tèshūhuà 、fēizhǔliú de dōngxi méiyǒu yī gè zìjǐ de xiǎo tuántǐ ne ?
So this community of destiny will be something completely different from what we've known before, blurring the boundaries between communities and individuals, the mainstream and non-mainstream. At the same time as connecting the world, it has also strengthened connections between local niche interest groups. Is there any specialized and niche thing that doesn't have its own little group of fans on the internet?
最后,我要谢谢评审,谢谢你们愿意给这支影片一个机会,愿意给这部非主流,更是“政治不正确”的纪录片一个公平竞争的舞台。
zuìhòu ,wǒ yào xièxie píngshěn ,xièxiè nǐmen yuànyì gěi zhè zhī yǐngpiàn yí gè jīhuì ,yuànyì gěi zhè bù fēizhǔliú ,gèng shì “zhèngzhì bú zhèngquè ”de jìlù piàn yí ge gōngpíng jìngzhēng de wǔtái 。
And finally, I want to thank the judges. Thank you for giving this film a chance, for giving a platform for this non-mainstream and politically incorrect documentary, to allow it a fair chance to compete.
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我觉得这些人都是天才型的,语言精致,表现力强,没经历过的东西也能写得淋漓尽致。虽然不怎么被主流文学认同,但还是有我们80后的鲜明特色的。
wǒ juéde zhèxiē rén dōu shì tiāncái xíng de ,yǔyán jīngzhì ,biǎoxiàn lì qiáng ,méi jīnglì guo de dōngxi yě néng xiě de línlíjìnzhì 。suīrán bù zěnme bèi zhǔliú wénxué rèntóng ,dàn háishì yǒu wǒmen bālíng hòu de xiānmíng tèsè de 。
I think they're very talented authors who are wonderful with language and have a strong sense of expression. They can write vividly about things they've never experienced themselves. Although they haven't really been recognized by mainstream literature, they have the same distinct flavor as us born in the 80's.
奇怪,你们怎么都对这些感兴趣。逛完淮海路再去一下思南路。是一条很短的非主流马路。两旁是高大的法国梧桐,和精致的小洋房,非常幽静。周公馆就在思南路上。孙中山故居也在附近。
qíguài ,nǐmen zěnme dōu duì zhèxiē gǎn xìngqù 。guàngwán Huáihǎi lù zài qù yīxià Sīnán lù 。shì yī tiáo hěn duǎn de fēizhǔliú mǎlù 。liǎngpáng shì gāodà de Fǎguó wútóng ,hé jīngzhì de xiǎoyángfáng ,fēicháng yōujìng 。Zhōugōngguǎn jiù zài Sīnán lù shang 。Sūnzhōngshān gùjū yě zài fùjìn 。
It's so strange. Why are all you guys interested in that stuff? After we're done walking along Huaihai Road, we can go to Sinan Road. It's a very short road off the beaten path that's lined with plane trees and exquisite Western buildings on either side; it's extremely tranquil. The Zhou Gongguan is on Sinan Road and Sun Yat-sen's former residence is also nearby.
我上次跟老板提了。他说能用的就先将就着,然后一部分一部分地升级。你也知道,电脑产品更新快,现在的主流配置,用个一两年就过时了。固定资产投资这一块,老板一直掐得比较紧,预算不多。
wǒ shàngcì gēn lǎobǎn tí le 。tā shuō néng yòng de jiù xiān jiāngjiu zhe ,ránhòu yībùfēn yībùfēn de shēngjí 。nǐ yě zhīdào ,diànnǎo chǎnpǐn gēngxīn kuài ,xiànzài de zhǔliú pèizhì ,yòng ge yī liǎng nián jiù guòshí le 。gùdìng zīchǎn tóuzī zhè yī kuài ,lǎobǎn yīzhí qiā de bǐjiào jǐn ,yùsuàn bù duō 。
I brought it up with the boss last time. He said to deal with whatever we can use, and that we'll upgrade things in batches. As you know, computer products improve quickly. Whatever current specs there are, they're outdated within a year or two. When investing in fixed assets like this, the boss is pretty tight on the budget. There isn't much there.
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这样的话,我建议你配个英特尔酷睿的处理器。它是现在最新,最主流的处理器。
zhèyàng dehuà ,wǒ jiànyì nǐ pèi ge Yīngtéěr Kùruì de chǔlǐqì 。tā shì xiànzài zuì xīn ,zuì zhǔliú de chǔlǐqì 。
In that case, I recommend you go with the Intel DuoCore processor. It's currently the newest, most mainstream processor.
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好的,谢谢王教授。我这儿还有一个问题,有人说“谁打动'80后',谁就掌握了未来的消费主流”,对于这种观点,您是如何看待的呢?
hǎo de ,xièxie Wáng jiàoshòu 。wǒ zhèr hái yǒu yī ge wèntí ,yǒurén shuō “shéi dǎdòng 'bālíng hòu ',shéi jiù zhǎngwò le wèilái de xiāofèi zhǔliú ”,duìyú zhèzhǒng guāndiǎn ,nín shì rúhé kàndài de ne ?