严重 嚴重 yán zhòng grave / serious / severe / critical syn 超级 超級 chāo jí super- / ultra- / hyper- syn 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 沉重 chén zhòng heavy / hard / serious / critical syn 流动 流動 liú dòng to flow / to circulate / to go from place to place / to be mobile / (of assets) liquid syn 关节 關節 guān jié joint (physiology) / key point / critical phase 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 险境 險境 xiǎn jìng critical circumstances / risky conditions / danger zone syn 危急 wēi jí critical / desperate (situation) 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 救治 jiù zhì to provide critical care (to a patient or a diseased plant) syn 倒流 dào liú to flow backwards / reverse flow 交汇 交彙 jiāo huì variant of 交匯|交汇 / to flow together / confluence (of rivers, airflow, roads) / (international) cooperation 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 节骨眼 節骨眼 jiē gu yǎn (dialect) critical juncture / crucial moment / Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3] 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 举足轻重 舉足輕重 jǔ zú qīng zhòng to play a critical role (idiom) / influential syn 紧要 緊要 jǐn yào critical / crucial / vital syn 先机 先機 xiān jī critical opportunity 充血 chōng xuè hyperemia (increase in blood flow) / blood congestion 车流 車流 chē liú traffic / rate of traffic flow 临界 臨界 lín jiè critical / boundary syn 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 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 临界点 臨界點 lín jiè diǎn critical point / boundary point 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 日趋 日趨 rì qū (increasing) day by day / (more critical) with every passing day / gradually syn 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) 吃紧 吃緊 chī jǐn in short supply / dire / tense / critical / hard-pressed / important syn 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 坎儿 坎兒 kǎn r critical juncture / key moment syn 涓涓 juān juān a trickle / tiny stream / sluggish / to flow sluggishly syn 危殆 wēi dài grave danger / in jeopardy / in a critical condition 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 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià soldiers at the city walls (idiom) / fig. at a critical juncture 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 超高频 超高頻 chāo gāo pín super high frequency 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 急难 急難 jí nàn misfortune / crisis / grave danger / critical situation / disaster / emergency / to be zealous in helping others out of a predicament syn 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) 关键时刻 關鍵時刻 guān jiàn shí kè key moment / critical time 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 重大事件 zhòng dà shì jiàn critical incident 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 真棒 zhēn bàng super! / really great / wonderful 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 死生 sǐ shēng life or death / critical (event) 棒极了 棒極了 bàng jí le super / excellent 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 冯玉祥 馮玉祥 féng yù xiáng Feng Yuxiang (1882-1948), warlord during Republic of China, strongly critical of Chiang Kai-shek 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) 烂尾 爛尾 làn wěi (of a construction project etc) unfinished / derailed (due to critical setbacks) 间不容发 間不容髮 jiān bù róng fà (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom) / in a critical state / on the brink of crisis / very close (to happening) / Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3] syn 王充 wáng chōng Wang Chong (27-97), rationalist and critical philosopher 浊流 濁流 zhuó liú turbid flow / muddy waters / fig. a contemptible person / fig. corrupt or disgraceful social trends syn 泥沙俱下 ní shā jù xià mud and sand flow together (idiom) / good and bad mingle syn 超 chāo to exceed / to overtake / to surpass / to transcend / to pass / to cross / ultra- / super- syn 紧要关头 緊要關頭 jǐn yào guān tóu urgent and important moment (idiom) / critical juncture syn 泻 瀉 xiè to flow out swiftly / to flood / a torrent / diarrhea / laxative syn 愈演愈烈 yù yǎn yù liè ever more critical / problems get more and more intense 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 省察 xǐng chá to examine / to cast a critical eye over (especially in the context of introspection) syn 卡脖子 qiǎ bó zi to squeeze the throat / (fig.) to have in a stranglehold / critical syn 紊流 wěn liú turbulent flow 潺 chán flow / trickle (of water) 抛洒 拋灑 pāo sǎ to drip / to flow out / to sprinkle syn 土石流 tǔ shí liú (Tw) debris flow / mudslide 