暗流 (àn liú) — undercurrent (of water moving below the surface); undercurrent (figurative, e.g. of social, political, or emotional trends)
Definition
A metaphorical noun for hidden forces — literally the water current beneath the surface, but mostly used figuratively for latent social, political, or emotional trends not openly visible.
noun
undercurrent (of water moving below the surface)undercurrent (figurative, e.g. of social, political, or emotional trends)
Examples
- ，暗流。Hǎi miàn kàn qǐ lái hěn píng jìng, xià miàn què yǒu wēi xiǎn de àn liú.The sea surface looks calm, but there are dangerous undercurrents below.
- ，暗流。Zhè chǎng tán pàn biǎo miàn yǒu hǎo, shí jì shang zhèng zhì àn liú yǒng dòng.The negotiation was friendly on the surface, but political undercurrents were stirring underneath.
- 暗流。Xiǎo shuō tōng guò jiā zú gù shi zhǎn xiàn le lì shǐ zhōng de shè huì àn liú.The novel reveals the social undercurrents of history through a family saga.
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