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流速
liú sù
Pinyin
Definition
流速
-
liú sù
flow speed
rate of flow
Character Decomposition
流
氵
亠
厶
儿
丨
速
辶
木
口
Related Words
(20)
速度
sù dù
1
speed
2
rate
3
velocity
4
(music) tempo
5
CL:個|个[gè]
一流
yī liú
1
top quality
2
front ranking
主流
zhǔ liú
1
main stream (of a river)
2
fig. the essential point
3
main viewpoint of a matter
4
mainstream (culture etc)
交流
jiāo liú
1
to exchange
2
exchange
3
communication
4
interaction
5
to have social contact (with sb)
人流
rén liú
1
stream of people
2
abortion
3
abbr. for 人工流產|人工流产[rén gōng liú chǎn]
倒流
dào liú
1
to flow backwards
2
reverse flow
光速
guāng sù
1
the speed of light
加速
jiā sù
1
to speed up
2
to expedite
增速
zēng sù
1
to speed up
2
to accelerate
3
growth rate (economics)
快速
kuài sù
1
fast
2
high-speed
3
rapid
时速
shí sù
1
speed per hour
水流
shuǐ liú
1
river
2
stream
河流
hé liú
1
river
2
CL:條|条[tiáo]
流
liú
1
to flow
2
to disseminate
3
to circulate or spread
4
to move or drift
5
to degenerate
6
to banish or send into exile
7
stream of water or sth resembling one
8
class, rate or grade
流传
liú chuán
1
to spread
2
to circulate
3
to hand down
流出
liú chū
1
to flow out
2
to disgorge
3
to effuse
流动
liú dòng
1
to flow
2
to circulate
3
to go from place to place
4
to be mobile
5
(of assets) liquid
流失
liú shī
1
(of soil etc) to wash away
2
to be eroded
3
(fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere
4
to fail to be retained
流年
liú nián
1
fleeting time
2
horoscope for the year
流星
liú xīng
1
meteor
2
shooting star
Idioms
(20)
人往高处走,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
1
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
2
one should constantly strive to make progress
付之东流
fù zhī dōng liú
1
to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
兵贵神速
bīng guì shén sù
1
lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom)
2
fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth)
口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán
1
widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
同流合污
tóng liú hé wū
1
to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
家丑不可外传,流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
1
Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
2
Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
对答如流
duì dá rú liú
1
able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
屁滚尿流
pì gǔn niào liú
1
to piss in one's pants in terror (idiom); scared witless
川流不息
chuān liú bù xī
1
the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
从善如流
cóng shàn rú liú
1
readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
从谏如流
cóng jiàn rú liú
1
to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
投鞭断流
tóu biān duàn liú
1
arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
星流电击
xīng liú diàn jī
1
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
2
portentous signs
星流霆击
xīng liú tíng jī
1
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
2
portentous signs
枕石漱流
zhěn shí shù liú
1
to live a hermit's life (in seclusion)
2
a frugal life (idiom)
欲速则不达
yù sù zé bù dá
1
lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed
2
don't try to run before you can walk
欲速而不达
yù sù ér bù dá
1
lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed
2
also written 欲速則不達|欲速则不达
岁月流逝
suì yuè liú shì
1
as time goes by (idiom)
汗流浃背
hàn liú jiā bèi
1
to sweat profusely (idiom)
2
drenched in sweat
流光溢彩
liú guāng yì cǎi
1
lit. flowing light and overflowing color
2
brilliant lights and vibrant colors (idiom)
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