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liú

Main
English Definition	to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or something resembling one; class, rate or grade
Simplified Script	流
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	liú
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄌㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	lau⁴
Part of Speech	(动) verb
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=2 TOCFL=4

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Words With Same Head Word
流行	liúxíng	(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable
流汗	liúhàn	to sweat
流动	liúdòng	to flow; to circulate; to go from place to place; to be mobile; (of assets) liquid
流利	liúlì	fluent
流通	liútōng	to circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution

Words With Same Tail Word
交流	jiāoliú	to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with somebody)
潮流	cháoliú	tide; current; trend
河流	héliú	river
轮流	lúnliú	to alternate; to take turns
主流	zhǔliú	main stream (of a river); fig. the essential point; main viewpoint of a matter; mainstream (culture etc)

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