水流 (shuǐ liú) — water current; flow; stream
Definition
水流 (shuǐliú) names the water itself in motion — the current or flow of water, not the riverbed. Unlike 河 or 河流 (the river), it focuses on the moving water.
noun
water currentflowstream
Measure word · 股
Examples
- 水流，。Hé lǐ de shuǐ liú hěn jí, xiǎo chuán gēn běn wú fǎ tōng guò.The current in the river is very fast; small boats simply cannot pass.
- ，水流。Shuǐ lóng tóu huài le, shuǐ liú fēi cháng xiǎo.The faucet is broken; the water flow is very weak.
- 水流。Shuǐ zhōng de shēng wù xǐ huan zài shuǐ liú huǎn màn de dì fāng shēng huó.Aquatic organisms like to live where the water flow is slow.
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