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流行
Main
Definitionto spread; to rage (of contagious disease); popular; fashionable; prevalent; (math.) manifold
Simplified CharactersSame
Mandarin (Pinyin)liúxíng
Parts of Speech(形) adjective, (动) verb

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Word Decomposition
 liúto flow; to spread; to circulate; to move; class; level; rank
 xíngto walk; to go; to travel; a visit; temporary; makeshift; current; in circulation
Related Words
Words With Same Head Word    
流利liúlìfluent
流動liúdòngflow
流域liúyùriver basin; valley; drainage area
流傳liúchuánto spread; to circulate; to hand down
流氓liúmángrogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior
Words With Same Tail Word    
進行jìnxíngto advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute
旅行lǚxíngto travel
舉行jǔxíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
執行zhíxíngimplement; carry out; to execute; to run
實行shíxíngto implement; to carry out; to put into practice
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