Definition
分流 means 'to divert or separate the flow' — used for rivers branching, traffic being re-routed, or population being redistributed. It is a separable verb (离合词): the verb 分 and the noun 流 can split to insert elements like 了, 一次, or 三次, as in 分了一次流 ('diverted once'). The word is common in engineering, urban planning, and policy contexts.
v.o.
(of a river, traffic, etc.) to divergeto branch offto be divertedto redirect or channel (people, goods, resources) to different places
Examples
- 分流，。Zhè tiáo hé zài chéngshì xībian fēn liú, fēnchéng liǎng tiáo zhīliú.This river diverges west of the city, splitting into two tributaries.
- 分流。Zhèngfǔ jìhuà fēn liú bùfen rénkǒu dào jiāoqū de xīn chéng.The government plans to divert part of the population to a new town in the suburbs.
- 。Zhège lùkǒu xūyào fēn sān cì liú cáinéng wánquán shūsàn chēliàng.This intersection needs to be re-routed three times to completely clear the vehicles.
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