流 liú to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade syn 低调 低調 dī diào low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile 流动 流動 liú dòng to flow / to circulate / to go from place to place / to be mobile / (of assets) liquid syn 低级 低級 dī jí low level / rudimentary / vulgar / low / inferior syn 透气 透氣 tòu qì to flow freely (of air) / to ventilate / to breathe (of fabric etc) / to take a breath of fresh air / to divulge syn 流淌 liú tǎng to flow syn 流程 liú chéng course / stream / sequence of processes / work flow in manufacturing syn 流出 liú chū to flow out / to disgorge / to effuse 血流 xuè liú blood flow syn 倒流 dào liú to flow backwards / reverse flow 低潮 dī cháo low tide / low ebb 交汇 交彙 jiāo huì variant of 交匯|交汇 / to flow together / confluence (of rivers, airflow, roads) / (international) cooperation syn 低沉 dī chén (of weather) overcast / gloomy / (of a voice) low and deep / low-spirited / downcast syn 流入 liú rù to flow into / to drift into / influx / inflow syn 截断 截斷 jié duàn to break or cut in two / to sever / to cut off / (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc) / to interrupt / (math.) to truncate 流向 liú xiàng direction of a current / direction of flow / to flow toward 收支 shōu zhī cash flow / financial balance / income and expenditure syn 流量 liú liàng flow rate / throughput of passengers / volume of traffic / (hydrology) discharge / data traffic / network traffic / website traffic / mobile data 源源不断 源源不斷 yuán yuán bù duàn a steady flow (idiom) / an unending stream syn 下级 下級 xià jí low ranking / low level / underclass / subordinate syn 充血 chōng xuè hyperemia (increase in blood flow) / blood congestion 车流 車流 chē liú traffic / rate of traffic flow 周转 週轉 zhōu zhuǎn to rotate / to circulate (cash, stock etc) / turnover / circulation / cash flow syn 路况 路況 lù kuàng road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc) 数据流 數據流 shù jù liú data stream / data flow 直流 zhí liú to flow steadily / direct current (DC) 一气呵成 一氣呵成 yī qì hē chéng to do something at one go / to flow smoothly syn 随波逐流 隨波逐流 suí bō zhú liú to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom) / to follow the crowd blindly syn 分流 fēn liú to diverge / to divert / to divide into separate streams (river flow, traffic etc) / to stream (students into different programs) / to reassign (redundant staff) syn 低压 低壓 dī yā low pressure / low voltage 奔流 bēn liú to flow at great speed / to pour / racing current syn 合流 hé liú to converge / to flow together / fig. to act alike / to evolve together 低档 低檔 dī dàng low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior syn 沉浮 chén fú lit. sinking and floating / to bob up and down on water / ebb and flow / fig. rise and fall / ups and downs of fortune / vicissitudes syn 外流 wài liú outflow / to flow out / to drain 横流 橫流 héng liú to overflow / transverse flow / to flow over / cross flow syn 汇入 匯入 huì rù to flow into / to converge (of river) / (computing) to import (data) 回流 huí liú to flow back / reflux / circumfluence / refluence / backward flow / returning flow (e.g. of talent) 湍急 tuān jí rapid (flow of water) syn 水量 shuǐ liàng volume of water / quantity of flow 山洪 shān hóng deluge caused by torrential water flow off a mountain after heavy rain or snowmelt syn 流速 liú sù flow speed / rate of flow 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī the stream flows without stopping (idiom) / unending flow 涓涓 juān juān a trickle / tiny stream / sluggish / to flow sluggishly syn 流程图 流程圖 liú chéng tú flow chart 热流 熱流 rè liú heat flow / heat flux syn 细水长流 細水長流 xì shuǐ cháng liú lit. thin streams flow forever / fig. economy will get you a long way / to work steadily at something little by little syn 倒灌 dào guàn to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc) / reverse flow / to back up (sewage) syn 盲流 máng liú (PRC) flow of people from the countryside into the cities / rural migrant without definite prospects / drifter syn 层流 層流 céng liú laminar flow 客流 kè liú passenger flow / customer flow 节流 節流 jié liú to control flow / to choke / weir valve / a throttle / a choke 游走 遊走 yóu zǒu to wander about / to roam / to move back and forth between (government and academia, two or more countries etc) / to flow through (a circuit, a network, the body) / to skirt (the border of legality) / (of a singer's voice) to move within its range / (of a stock price) to fluctuate within (a range) 现金流量 現金流量 xiàn jīn liú liàng cash flow 现金流 現金流 xiàn jīn liú cash flow 源远流长 源遠流長 yuán yuǎn liú cháng lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom) / fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past / a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then syn 融通 róng tōng to circulate / to flow (esp. capital) / to intermingle / to merge / to become assimilated 现金流量表 現金流量表 xiàn jīn liú liàng biǎo cash flow statement 低分 dī fēn low marks / low score 流泻 流瀉 liú xiè to flow / to flood syn 江流 jiāng liú river / river flow / current syn 血流量 xuè liú liàng blood flow 流量控制 liú liàng kòng zhì flow control 倾泄 傾洩 qīng xiè to cascade down / to flow in torrents / (fig.) outpouring (of emotions) 通经 通經 tōng jīng conversant with the Confucian classics / to stimulate menstrual flow (TCM) 浊流 濁流 zhuó liú turbid flow / muddy waters / fig. a contemptible person / fig. corrupt or disgraceful social trends syn 低碳 dī tàn (attributive) low-carbon / low-carb (diet) 泥沙俱下 ní shā jù xià mud and sand flow together (idiom) / good and bad mingle syn 泻 瀉 xiè to flow out swiftly / to flood / a torrent / diarrhea / laxative syn 朗朗上口 lǎng lǎng shàng kǒu to flow right off the tongue (of lyrics or poetry) / to recite with ease / catchy (of a song) syn 洼 窪 wā depression / low-lying area / low-lying / sunken syn 高不成低不就 gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one 低缓 低緩 dī huǎn low and unhurried (voice etc) / low and gently sloping (terrain) syn 紊流 wěn liú turbulent flow 潺 chán flow / trickle (of water) 隐藏 隱藏 yǐn cáng to hide / to conceal / to mask / to shelter / to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden) / to hide oneself / to lie low / to nestle / hidden / implicit / private / covert / recessed (lighting) syn 小声 小聲 xiǎo shēng in a low voice / (speak) in whispers 廉价 廉價 lián jià cheaply-priced / low-cost syn 埋伏 mái fú to ambush / to lie in wait for / to lie low / ambush syn 扫地 掃地 sǎo dì to sweep the floor / (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom / to be at an all-time low syn 小人 xiǎo rén person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character syn 下流 xià liú lower course of a river / low-class / mean and lowly / vulgar / obscene syn 低下 dī xià low status / lowly / to lower (one's head) syn 音调 音調 yīn diào pitch of voice (high or low) / pitch (of a musical note) / tone syn 低温 低溫 dī wēn low temperature 低声 低聲 dī shēng in a low voice / softly syn 低谷 dī gǔ valley / trough (as opposed to peaks) / fig. low point / lowest ebb / nadir of one's fortunes syn 深沉 shēn chén deep / profound / (of a person) reserved / undemonstrative / (of a voice, sound etc) deep / low-pitched syn 谷底 gǔ dǐ valley floor / (fig.) lowest ebb / all-time low syn 自卑 zì bēi to have low self-esteem / to abase oneself syn 低价 低價 dī jià low price syn 矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized syn 无精打采 無精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi dispirited and downcast (idiom) / listless / in low spirits / washed out 销声匿迹 銷聲匿跡 xiāo shēng nì jì to vanish without trace (idiom) / to lie low syn 低劣 dī liè inferior quality / substandard / low-grade syn 小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 淡水 dàn shuǐ potable water (water with low salt content) / fresh water 马背 馬背 mǎ bèi horse's back / (traditional Chinese architecture) roof with a low-slung curved ridgelines and geometric shapes on the upper gable walls at the ends of the roof ridges 避风 避風 bì fēng to take shelter from the wind / to lie low / to stay out of trouble 