流动 (liú dòng) — (of liquids, gases) to flow; (of people, goods) to circulate, to be mobile; (of assets) to be liquid, to circulate
Definition
A general verb meaning 'to flow / circulate / move from place to place' — applies to liquids, gases, people, goods, and capital. Broader than 流 (mostly liquids/news) and more everyday than 流通, which is used for air, money, and information.
verb
(of liquids, gases) to flow(of people, goods) to circulateto be mobile(of assets) to be liquidto circulate
Examples
- 流动。Zhè tiáo hé měi nián xià tiān dōu huì liú dòng dé hěn kuài.This river flows very fast every summer.
- ，流动。Chūn jié qián hòu, dà liàng rén kǒu zài chéng shì jiān liú dòng.Around the Spring Festival, large numbers of people circulate between cities.
- ，。Gōng sī de liú dòng zī jīn chōng zú, kě yǐ tóu zī xīn xiàng mù.The company's liquid capital is sufficient to invest in new projects.
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