Definition
水流 (shuǐ liú) is a noun meaning 'water current, flow, or stream' — it emphasizes the movement or volume of water, not the channel it moves through. This distinguishes it from 河 (hé) and 河流 (hé liú), which refer to the river itself as a geographical feature. Use 水流 when describing the speed, strength, or direction of water in motion.
noun
water currentflowstream
Examples
- 水流，。Hé lǐ de shuǐ liú hěn jí, xiǎochuán gēnběn wúfǎ tōngguò.The current in the river is very fast; small boats simply cannot pass.
- ，水流。Shuǐlóngtóu huài le, shuǐ liú fēicháng xiǎo.The faucet is broken; the water flow is very weak.
- 水流。Shuǐ zhōng de shēngwù xǐhuan zài shuǐ liú huǎnmàn de dìfang shēnghuó.Aquatic organisms like to live where the water flow is slow.
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