流 – vocab dash

流liú

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Meanings

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

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Examples10

不bù积jī小xiǎo流liú，无wú以yǐ成chéng江jiāng海hǎi。

A pool begins with many drops of water.

我wǒ正zhèng流liú着zhe汗hàn。

I'm dripping with sweat.

眼泪yǎnlèi沿着yánzhe他tā的de脸颊liǎnjiá流liú下来xiàlai。

Tears flowed down his cheek.

眼泪yǎnlèi顺着shùnzhe她tā的de脸颊liǎnjiá流liú下来xiàlai。

Tears were flowing down her cheeks.

“你nǐ为什么wèishénme要yào哭kū？我wǒ说shuō了le什么shénme不该bùgāi说shuō的de话huà吗ma？” “没有méiyǒu，就是jiùshì有yǒu滴dī汗hàn流liú到dào眼yǎn里lǐ了le。”

"Why are you crying? Did I say something I shouldn't have?" "No, it's just that a drop of sweat got into my eye."

山坡shānpō让ràng滔滔tāotāo的de洪水hóngshuǐ往wǎng西xī流liú。

The hillside had torrential flooding from the west.