流入 (liú rù) — to flow into | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

流入 means 'flow into' — emphasizes the destination (often figurative: capital, data, people entering a place), while 涌 stresses a sudden, forceful surge.

verb

to flow into

Examples

流入。
Zhè tiáo xiǎo hé zuì zhōng liú rù le dà jiāng.
This small river eventually flows into the big river.
流入。
Dà liàng tóu zī liú rù le xīn xīng háng yè.
A large amount of investment flows into emerging industries.
流入。
Guān jiàn shù jù méi yǒu liú rù xì tǒng lǐ.
The key data didn't flow into the system.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

The motion of 流 (flow) is directed by 入 (enter) to mean flow into.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

㐬

㐬㐬流liú

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

流 has 水, water, and 㐬, which gives the sound. The water part matches meanings such as flow.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

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