Definition
v.
to flow backwards (of water, time, etc.)(archaic) to return to one's hometown (esp. after living in the city)
Examples
- 倒流，。Shíguāng bùnéng dào liú, wǒmen yào zhēnxī xiànzài.Time cannot flow backwards; we must cherish the present.
- 倒流，。Héshuǐ yīnwèi yūsè ér dào liú, yānmò le nóngtián.The river water flowed backwards due to siltation, flooding the farmland.
- ，倒流。Tā zài wài piāobó duō nián, zuìzhōng juédìng dào liú huí xiāng.After years of wandering outside, he finally decided to return to his hometown.
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