大溜 (dà) — main current (of a river); mainstream (figurative)
Definition
Literally the main current of a river; figuratively the dominant trend or mainstream (of fashion, opinion, or the times). Usually used in set phrases like 随大溜 ('go with the flow').
noun
main current (of a river)mainstream (figurative)
Examples
- 大溜。Zhè tiáo hé de dà shuǐ liú hěn jí.The main current of this river flows very fast.
- 大溜。Tā shùn yìng le shí dài de dà.He followed the mainstream of the times.
- ，大溜。Zhèng cè tiáo zhěng hòu, dà fā shēng le biàn huà.After the policy adjustment, the main trend changed.
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