洪流 hóng liú ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ hung4 lau4
- a powerful current
- a flood (often fig., e.g. a flood of ideas)
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洪
- 洪亮 hóng liàng ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ hung4 loeng6 loud and clear; resonant
- 洪水 hóng shuǐ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ hung4 seoi2 deluge; flood
- 于洪 Yú hóng ㄩˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ jyu4 hung4 see 于洪区
- 分洪 fēn hóng ㄈㄣ ㄏㄨㄥˊ fan1 hung4 to separate flood
- 宽洪 寬洪 kuān hóng ㄎㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄥˊ fun1 hung4 magnanimous
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- 射洪 Shè hóng ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ se6 hung4 see 射洪市
- 山洪 shān hóng ㄕㄢ ㄏㄨㄥˊ saan1 hung4 deluge caused by torrential water flow off a mountain after heavy rain or snowmelt
- 希洪 Xī hóng ㄒㄧ ㄏㄨㄥˊ hei1 hung4 Gijón (Asturian: Xixón), city in northwest Spain on the bay of Biscay
- 抗洪 kàng hóng ㄎㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ kong3 hung4 to fight a flood
- 排洪 pái hóng ㄆㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ paai4 hung4 to drain flood-water
- 景洪 Jǐng hóng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ging2 hung4 see 景洪市
- 暴洪 bào hóng ㄅㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ bou6 hung4 a sudden, violent flood
- 泗洪 Sì hóng ㄙˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ si3 hung4 see 泗洪县
- 泄洪 洩洪 xiè hóng ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ sit3 hung4 to release flood water
- 洪佛 Hóng Fó ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄛˊ hung4 fat6 Hung Fut style kung fu
- 洪堡 Hóng bǎo ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄠˇ hung4 bou2 Humboldt
- 洪家 Hóng Jiā ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ hung4 gaa1 the Hong family (household)
- 洪山 Hóng shān ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢ hung4 saan1 see 洪山区
- 洪峰 hóng fēng ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄥ hung4 fung1 flood peak
- 洪森 Hóng Sēn ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄙㄣ hung4 sam1 Hun Sen (1952-), prime minister of Cambodia since 1985
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
- 洪福齐天 洪福齊天 hóng fú qí tiān ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄧㄢ hung4 fuk1 cai4 tin1 flood of good fortune fills the heavens (idiom); a lucky sign
- 洪水猛兽 洪水猛獸 hóng shuǐ měng shòu ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄥˇ ㄕㄡˋ hung4 seoi2 maang5 sau3 lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom)
- 洪水滔滔 hóng shuǐ tāo tāo ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄊㄠ ㄊㄠ hung4 seoi2 tou1 tou1 (idiom) to have flooding over a vast area
- 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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世界 上任 何人 的 独自 獨自 活动 活動 ， 都 是 清醒 而 目标 目標 明确 明確 的 ， 然而 一旦 被 生活 的 洪流 聚在一起 ， 就 变得 變得 混沌 不清 了 。
All individuals in the world act with clear goals and distinct intentions. But once these actions are brought together by the great torrents of life, clarity recedes and chaos ensues.
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