下流 xià liú ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ haa6 lau4
- lower course of a river
- low-class
- mean and lowly
- vulgar
- obscene
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More words with these characters
下
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 下令 xià lìng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ haa6 ling6 to give an order; to issue an order
- 下来 下來 xià lai ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄞ haa6 loi4 to come down
- 下列 xià liè ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ haa6 lit6 the following; listed below
- 下午 xià wǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ haa6 ng5 afternoon
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- 下去 xià qù ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋ haa6 heoi3 to go down
- 下场 下場 xià chang ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄔㄤ haa6 coeng4 the end
- 下坠 下墜 xià zhuì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ haa6 zeoi6 (of objects) to fall
- 下属 下屬 xià shǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨˇ haa6 suk6 subordinate
- 下山 xià shān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄢ haa6 saan1 to go down a hill
- 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄤˇ haa6 gong1 (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty
- 下巴 xià ba ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄚ haa6 baa1 chin
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 下旬 xià xún ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ haa6 ceon4 last third of the month
- 下期 xià qī ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧ haa6 kei4 next period (week, month or quarter etc)
- 下棋 xià qí ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ haa6 kei2 to play chess
- 下楼 下樓 xià lóu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄡˊ haa6 lau4 to go downstairs
- 下次 xià cì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄘˋ haa6 ci3 next time
- 下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 downstream
- 下海 xià hǎi ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ haa6 hoi2 to go out to sea
流
- 一流 yī liú ㄧ ㄌㄧㄡˊ jat1 lau4 top quality
- 上流 shàng liú ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ soeng6 lau4 upper class
- 主流 zhǔ liú ㄓㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ zyu2 lau4 main stream (of a river)
- 交流 jiāo liú ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄡˊ gaau1 lau4 to exchange
- 客流 kè liú ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ haak3 lau4 passenger flow
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- 河流 hé liú ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ho4 lau4 river
- 流传 流傳 liú chuán ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ lau4 cyun4 to spread; to circulate; to hand down
- 流入 liú rù ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨˋ lau4 jap6 to flow into; inflow
- 流利 liú lì ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧˋ lau4 lei6 fluent
- 流动 流動 liú dòng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ lau4 dung6 to flow; to circulate; to move about; mobile; (of assets) liquid
- 流向 liú xiàng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ lau4 hoeng3 direction of a current
- 流域 liú yù ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ lau4 wik6 river basin
- 流失 liú shī ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕ lau4 sat1 (of soil etc) to wash away
- 流感 liú gǎn ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄍㄢˇ lau4 gam2 flu; influenza
- 流星 liú xīng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥ lau4 sing1 meteor; shooting star
- 流畅 流暢 liú chàng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄔㄤˋ lau4 coeng3 flowing (of speech, writing)
- 流氓 liú máng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄤˊ lau4 man4 rogue
- 流水 liú shuǐ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ lau4 seoi2 running water
- 流汗 liú hàn ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄢˋ lau4 hon6 to sweat
- 流浪 liú làng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄤˋ lau4 long6 to drift about
Idioms with these characters
- 包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ baau1 daa2 tin1 haa6 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
- 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bing1 lam4 sing4 haa6 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 不愧下学 不愧下學 bù kuì xià xué ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ bat1 kwai3 haa6 hok6 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
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- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 等而下之 děng ér xià zhī ㄉㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓ dang2 ji4 haa6 zi1 going from there to lower grades (idiom)
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn ㄉㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
- 对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià yào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ deoi3 zing3 haa6 joek6 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
- 汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià ㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ hon6 jyu4 jyu5 haa6 sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely
- 江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gong1 ho4 jat6 haa6 rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
- 兼济天下 兼濟天下 jiān jì tiān xià ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gim1 zai3 tin1 haa6 (idiom) to make everyone's lives better
- 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī ㄔㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ cyun1 lau4 bat1 sik1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
- 从谏如流 從諫如流 cóng jiàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 gaan3 jyu4 lau4 to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
- 从善如流 從善如流 cóng shàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 sin6 jyu4 lau4 readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
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- 颠沛流离 顛沛流離 diān pèi liú lí ㄉㄧㄢ ㄆㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧˊ din1 pui3 lau4 lei4 homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight
- 对答如流 對答如流 duì dá rú liú ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄚˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ deoi3 daap3 jyu4 lau4 able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
- 风流倜傥 風流倜儻 fēng liú tì tǎng ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄧˋ ㄊㄤˇ (idiom) suave; debonair; dashing
- 风流云散 風流雲散 fēng liú yún sàn ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄙㄢˋ fung1 lau4 wan4 saan3 lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)
- 风流韵事 風流韻事 fēng liú yùn shì ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄣˋ ㄕˋ fung1 lau4 wan6 si6 poetic and passionate (idiom); romance
- 付之东流 付之東流 fù zhī dōng liú ㄈㄨˋ ㄓ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ fu6 zi1 dung1 lau4 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
- 汗流浃背 汗流浹背 hàn liú jiā bèi ㄏㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄟˋ hon6 lau4 zip3 bui3 to sweat profusely (idiom)
Example sentences
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河 从 從 桥 橋 下流 过 過 。
The river flows under the bridge.
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开口 開口 要有 礼貌 禮貌 ， 不 讲 講 下流 话 話 。
One must be respectful when speaking, and not say obscene things.
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我 不 讨厌 討厭 听 你 说 說 些 下流 的话 的話 。
I like it when you talk dirty to me!
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水 从 從 喷泉 噴泉 中 涌出 湧出 ， 在 溪流 中 向下 流 ， 在 溪涧 溪澗 中 奔走 ， 在 池塘 中 安定 ， 在 河流 中 顺势 順勢 流 ， 在 漩涡 漩渦 中 回旋 迴旋 ， 并 並 形成 沼泽 沼澤 。
Water springs out of a fountain, flows downwards in a brook, runs in a beck, stands in a pond, glides in the stream, is whirled about in a whirlpool and causes fens.
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