支流 zhī liú ㄓ ㄌㄧㄡˊ zi1 lau4
- tributary (river)
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支
- 分支 fēn zhī ㄈㄣ ㄓ fan1 zi1 branch (of company, river etc)
- 支付 zhī fù ㄓ ㄈㄨˋ zi1 fu6 to pay (money)
- 支出 zhī chū ㄓ ㄔㄨ zi1 ceot1 to spend; to pay out
- 支应 支應 zhī yìng ㄓ ㄧㄥˋ zi1 jing3 to deal with
- 支持 zhī chí ㄓ ㄔˊ zi1 ci4 to be in favor of
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- 支援 zhī yuán ㄓ ㄩㄢˊ zi1 wun4 to provide assistance
- 支撑 支撐 zhī chēng ㄓ ㄔㄥ zi1 caang1 to prop up
- 支柱 zhī zhù ㄓ ㄓㄨˋ zi1 cyu5 mainstay
- 支票 zhī piào ㄓ ㄆㄧㄠˋ zi1 piu3 check (bank)
- 支配 zhī pèi ㄓ ㄆㄟˋ zi1 pui3 to control
- 收支 shōu zhī ㄕㄡ ㄓ sau1 zi1 cash flow
- 透支 tòu zhī ㄊㄡˋ ㄓ tau3 zi1 (banking) to overdraw
- 开支 開支 kāi zhī ㄎㄞ ㄓ hoi1 zi1 expenditures; expenses
- 不支 bù zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ bat1 zi1 to be unable to endure
- 借支 jiè zhī ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓ ze3 zi1 to get an advance on one's pay
- 印支 Yìn Zhī ㄧㄣˋ ㄓ jan3 zi1 abbr. for 印度支那
- 地支 dì zhī ㄉㄧˋ ㄓ dei6 zi1 the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥, used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
- 垫支 墊支 diàn zhī ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄓ din6 zi1 to advance funds
- 干支 gān zhī ㄍㄢ ㄓ gon1 zi1 the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 and twelve earthly branches 十二枝
- 支使 zhī shǐ ㄓ ㄕˇ zi1 sai2 to order (sb) around
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
- 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
Show 7 more idioms with 流
- 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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亚马逊河 亞馬遜河 有 很 多 支流 。
The Amazon is fed by a large number of tributaries.
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