Pinyin

Definition

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  1. big
  2. stream or canal
  3. drain
  4. ditch
  5. CL:條|条[tiáo]
  6. him (dialect)
  7. outer rim of a carriage wheel (old)
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  1. how can it be that?
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  1. surname Qu

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

  1. 1 lotus
  1. 1 Tridacna gigas

Related Words (13)

qú dào
  1. 1 irrigation ditch
  2. 2 (fig.) channel
  3. 3 means
shuǐ dào qú chéng
  1. 1 lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally
gōu qú
  1. 1 channel
  2. 2 moat
  3. 3 irrigation canal
Wǔ jiā qú
  1. 1 Wujyachü shehiri (Wujiaqu city) or Wǔjiāqú subprefecture level city in Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in north Xinjiang
pái shuǐ qú
  1. 1 drainage

Idioms (1)

水到渠成
shuǐ dào qú chéng
  1. 1 lit. where water flows, a canal is formed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. when conditions are right, success will follow naturally

Sample Sentences

家里的闲置物品我现在会去闲鱼交易,但是像旧手机、旧家电这类,以前真的不知道正规的处理渠道在哪里,随意丢弃的话对环境污染真的蛮厉害的。
jiālǐ de xiánzhìwùpǐn wǒ xiànzài huì qù xiányú jiāoyì ,dànshì xiàng jiù shǒujī 、jiù jiādiàn zhè lèi ,yǐqián zhēnde bù zhīdào zhèngguī de chǔlǐ qúdào zài nǎlǐ ,suíyì diūqì dehuà duì huánjìngwūrǎn zhēnde mán lìhai de 。
For idle tems in the house, I use an application by Taobao to resell. But for old mobile phones and other old home electrical appliances, I did not know the proper channels to dispose in the past. Improper disposal can cause serious environmental harm
如果库存积压到后半年就更没人买了,所以现在必须降价。”位于北京中关村的渠道商黄云告诉记者,新款iPhone发售以来,由于销量不理想,库存必然面临较大压力,因此降价清仓是苹果不得不做的。
rúguǒ kùcún jīyā dào hòu bànnián jiù gèng méi rén mǎi le ,suǒyǐ xiànzài bìxū jiàngjià 。”wèiyú Běijīng Zhōngguāncūn de qúdào Shāng huángyún gàosu jìzhě ,xīnkuǎn fāshòu yǐlái ,yóuyú xiāoliàng bù lǐxiǎng ,kùcún bìrán miànlín jiàodà yālì ,yīncǐ jiàngjià qīngcāng shì píngguǒ bùdébù zuò de 。
If the inventory is backlogged into the second half of the year, no one is going to buy them it so it is necessary to cut the price now. Huang Yun, a channel reseller based in Zhongguancun, Beijing, told reporters that since the new iPhone was released, due to unsatisfactory sales, inventory naturally faces greater pressure. Apple has no choice but to cut prices to reduce inventory.
英国广播公司和英国独立电视公司已确认,打算今年年底联合推出流媒体平台BritBox,以抗衡美国流媒体巨头奈飞。越来越多的观众舍弃传统广播电视渠道,希望在流媒体平台观看到及时更新的节目。
YīngguóGuǎngbōGōngsī hé Yīngguó dúlì diànshì gōngsī yǐ quèrèn ,dǎsuàn jīnnián niándǐ liánhé tuīchū liúméitǐ píngtái ,yǐ kànghéng Měiguó liúméitǐ jùtóu nàifēi 。yuèláiyuè duō de guānzhòng shěqì chuántǒng guǎngbō diànshì qúdào ,xīwàng zài liúméitǐ píngtái guānkàn dào jíshí gēngxīn de jiémù 。
The BBC and the British independent television company have confirmed that they intend to jointly launch the streaming media platform BritBox at the end of this year to counter the US streaming media giant Netflix. More and more viewers are abandoning the traditional radio and television channels to watch programs on the streaming media platform.
上海曾经试点过“以房养老”,效果不好。这次国务院又提出来了,也是有理由的。现在大多都是“4 2 1”的家庭模式,独生子女一代的家庭压力是很大的,而且老年人晚年的花费也在不断增大,这种养老模式能改善“有房没钱”的老年人的现状,拓宽养老的渠道。
Shànghǎi céngjīng shìdiǎn guò “yǐfángyǎnglǎo ”,xiàoguǒ bù hǎo 。zhè cì guówùyuàn yòu tíchūlái le ,yě shì yǒu lǐyóu de 。xiànzài dàduō dōu shì “sìjiāèrjiāyī ”de jiātíng móshì ,dúshēngzǐnǚ yī dài de jiātíng yālì shì hěndà de ,érqiě lǎoniánrén wǎnnián de huāfèi yě zài bùduàn zēngdà ,zhè zhǒng yǎnglǎo móshì néng gǎishàn “yǒufáng méiqián ”de lǎoniánrén de xiànzhuàng ,tuòkuān yǎnglǎo de qúdào 。
Shanghai has tried “using homes to take care of the elderly” once before, and the results weren't good. This time the State Council brought it up again for good reason. Now most people are in “4 2 1” types of families. The pressure on those in the only child generation is extremely great, and the costs for the elderly in their final years continues to rise. This scheme for taking care of the elderly can change the situations of old people “with a house, but no money” for the better, and broaden the avenues for taking care of them.
其实在美国也是存在争议的。有些人跟你的看法差不多。不过,还有很多人觉得,枪击案发生的原因不在于枪,而是用枪的人。即使禁枪了,他还是有可能通过别的渠道得到枪支,或者索性用刀之类的武器。
qíshí zài Měiguó yě shì cúnzài zhēngyì de 。yǒuxiērén gēn nǐ de kànfǎ chàbuduō 。bùguò ,háiyǒu hěn duō rén juéde ,qiāngjī‘àn fāshēng de yuányīn bù zàiyú qiāng ,érshì yòng qiāng de rén 。jíshǐ jìnqiāng le ,tā háishì yǒu kěnéng tōngguò biéde qúdào dédào qiāngzhī ,huò zhě suǒxìng yòng dāo zhīlèi de wǔqì 。
In fact, there's a debate about this in America. Some people have pretty much the same point of view that you do. However, there are many people who think that the reason shootings happen aren't because of the guns, but rather the person using the gun. Even if guns are illegal, he'll still be able to get a gun through other channels, or start using knives as weapons instead.
营销渠道
yíngxiāo qúdào
marketing channel
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就上海发行也需要渠道,不然印好了要全烂在手里了。
jiù Shànghǎi fāxíng yě xūyào qúdào ,bùrán yìn hǎo le yào quán làn zài shǒulǐ le 。
If you publish in Shanghai you'll need some distribution channels, otherwise after you print your magazines, all of them will just start collecting dust.
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推荐信要找你们专业最权威的教授写。如果有一封大公司领导的推荐信就更好了。这个我们也有一些渠道。
tuījiànxìn yào zhǎo nǐmen zhuānyè zuì quánwēi de jiàoshòu xiě 。rúguǒ yǒu yī fēng dà gōngsī lǐngdǎo de tuījiànxìn jiù gèng hǎo le 。zhè ge wǒmen yě yǒu yīxiē qúdào 。
For a recommendation letter, you need to get your department's most respected professor to write it. If you have a letter from the executive of a big company, that's even better. For this, we also have some connections.
老李啊,你看国内现在投资渠道越来越少,看着手里的资金一点点贬值,你不觉得要改变一些想法吗?现在正是中国人的好机会,让我们一起去抄帝国主义的底。
Lǎo Lǐ a ,nǐ kàn guónèi xiànzài tóuzī qúdào yuèláiyuèshǎo ,kànzhe shǒulǐ de zījīn yīdiǎndiǎn biǎnzhí ,nǐ bù juéde yào gǎibiàn yīxiē xiǎngfǎ ma ?xiànzài zhèngshì Zhōngguórén de hǎo jīhuì ,ràng wǒmen yīqǐ qù chāo dìguózhǔyì de dǐ 。
Lao Li, look at how domestic investment channels are becoming fewer and fewer. Seeing how our funds have become more devalued, don't you think it's time to change our ways of thinking? It's a great opportunity for Chinese people now. Let's go bottom-fishing in these developed nations.
对。您可以看这张图表。长城这几年在市场推广和销售渠道方面投入很大。加上价格低,这些是他们的核心竞争优势。
duì 。nín kěyǐ kàn zhè zhāng túbiǎo 。Chángchéng zhèjǐnián zài shìchǎng tuīguǎng hé xiāoshòu qúdào fāngmiàn tóurù hěn dà 。jiāshàng jiàgé dī ,zhèxiē shì tāmen de héxīn jìngzhēng yōushì 。
That's right. Take a look at this chart. In the last few years, Great Wall has made a very large investment in marketing and sales channels. Plus, their prices are low. These are their core competitive advantages.
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