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流畅 (liú chàng) — (adjective) fluent, smooth and easy (of speech, writing, movement, performance)

Definition

流畅 describes fluid, polished performance of language, writing, or movement. Compared with 通顺 (text coherence) and 通畅 (roads or thinking), 流畅 emphasizes graceful ease and natural flow.

adjective
fluentsmooth and easy (of speech, writing, movement, performance)

Examples

  • 流畅。
    Tā xiě de wén zhāng yǔ yán fēi cháng liú chàng.
    The language of his articles is very smooth and fluent.
  • 流畅。
    Zhè wèi zhǔ chí rén de shuō huà hěn liú chàng.
    This host's speech is very smooth.
  • 流畅。
    Wǔ zhě de dòng zuò shí fēn liú chàng.
    The dancer's movements are extremely smooth.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

流liúfluent
畅chàngsmooth

“流” (fluent) and “畅” (smooth) are close in sense, giving easy, unobstructed flow.

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.

Open 流 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 暢; 畅 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
申申shēn
Sound part声符shēngfú
昜
昜yáng暢chàng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 暢 combines 申 and 昜, with 昜 giving the sound; the simplified 畅 is a later shorthand.

Open 畅 →
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