流通 (liú tōng) — (of air, water, money) to circulate; (of goods, information) to circulate, to distribute
Definition
Means goods, money, or information moving through a system (economic/exchange sense). More concrete and transactional than 流传 (spread over time) and narrower than 流动 (physical flow of liquids, people, gases).
verb
(of air, water, money) to circulate(of goods, information) to circulateto distribute
Examples
- 流通。Dǎ kāi chuāng hu ràng xīn xiān kōng qì liú tōng qǐ lái.Open the window to let fresh air circulate.
- 流通。Yāng háng fù zé liú tōng huò bì yǐ bǎo chí jīng jì wěn dìng.The central bank is responsible for circulating currency to keep the economy stable.
- 流通。Hù lián wǎng ràng xìn xī zài quán qiú gèng kuài dì liú tōng.The internet allows information to circulate more quickly around the world.
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