流露 (liú lù) — (of emotions, thoughts, or attitudes) to reveal… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

流露 (liúlù) means emotions or attitudes show through unintentionally — in a glance, tone, or words, without the person meaning to. It is gentler and more inadvertent than 暴露 (deliberate exposure) or 显露 (becoming openly visible).

verb

(of emotions, thoughts, or attitudes) to reveal inadvertently through expression, tone, or behavior

Examples

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Tā de huà yǔ zhōng liú lù chū duì wèi lái de dān yōu.
Her words revealed a concern about the future.
流露。
Tā de yǎn shén liú lù chū shēn shēn de qiàn yì.
His eyes revealed deep apology.
流露。
Cóng tā de xiào shēng zhōng néng liú lù chū zhēn zhèng de kuài lè.
From her laughter you can detect genuine happiness.

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liúflow out

流露 combines 流, meaning flow out, with 露, meaning show, so feelings seem to flow out and become visible.

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.

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

雨路露

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

路

路lù露lù

Same sound today

露 pairs 雨, a rain-related meaning part, with 路, a sound part.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 HSK 2.0 Level 6 Emotions & Feelings

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