主流 (zhǔ liú) — mainstream; main current

Definition

主流 refers to the dominant trend or prevailing view in a culture, field, or society. 主力 instead names the strongest group or force actually doing the work (the team's main players, an army's main body).

noun
mainstreammain current

Examples

  • 主流
    Zhè zhǒng sī xiǎng yǐ jīng chéng wéi zhǔ liú.
    This kind of thinking has already become mainstream.
  • 主流
    zhǔ liú Méi tǐ yīng gāi fā bù zhēn shí de xìn xī.
    Mainstream media should publish truthful information.
  • 主流
    zhǔ liú Qū shì zhèng zài gǎi biàn wǒ men de shēng huó fāng shì.
    Mainstream trends are changing our way of life.

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