流 [－]

Jyutping lau4
Pinyin liú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to flow
  2. to disseminate
  3. to circulate or spread
  4. to move or drift
  5. to degenerate
  6. to banish or send into exile
  7. stream of water or sth resembling one
  8. class, rate or grade
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (slang) 1. fake; 2. inferior 3. Phoney
  2. to flow/to disseminate/to circulate or spread/to move or drift/to degenerate/to banish or send into exile/stream of water or sth resembling one/class, rate or grade/fake/false/inferior/unreal/without status / influence/name of a triad poem used as a way to identify someone as a triad member
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    指​消息​係​假​嘅​；​呃​人​嘅
    (of information) false; fake
    • 流料
      流料
      lau4 liu2
      false information
    • 流言
      流言
      lau4 jin4
      rumour
    • 呢單新聞好流喎，你喺邊度睇到㗎？
      呢单新闻好流㖞，你喺边度睇到㗎？
      ni1 daan1 san1 man2 hou2 lau4 wo3, nei5 hai2 bin1 dou6 tai2 dou2 gaa3?
      This news is so fake, where did you see it?
    • 堅定流啊？
      坚定流啊？
      gin1 ding6 lau4 aa3?
      Is that real or fake?
  2. 形容詞
    唔​叻​；​唔​好
    bad; inferior
    • 你當我流㗎？
      你当我流㗎？
      nei5 dong3 ngo5 lau4 gaa4?
      Are you looking down upon me?
    • 呢部電話好流喎，用咗三個月就壞。
      呢部电话好流㖞，用咗三个月就坏。
      ni1 bou6 din6 waa2 hou2 lau4 wo3, jung6 zo2 saam1 go3 jyut6 zau6 waai6.
      This phone is so shoddy, it's out of order after just three months.
  3. 反義詞
    堅
  4. 語素
    移動​、​傳播​、​遷徙
    to move or flow, to propagate, to migrate
    • 流傳
      流传
    • 流言
      流言
    • 流放
      流放
  5. 語素
    向​唔​好​嘅​方向​轉變
    to go in a bad direction
    • 流產
      流产
    • 流標
      流标
  6. 語素
    品級
    rate; class
    • 一流
      一流
      first rate / first grade
    • 九流
      九流
      (lit.) ninth-rate; (fig.) poor in quality
    • 唔入流
      唔入流
      unworthy of being ranked
  7. 語素
    河
    river
    • 河流
      河流
      river
    • 溪流
      溪流
      stream
    • 激流
      激流
      turbulent current
  8. 動詞
    指液​體郁動
    to flow
    • 流鼻涕
      流鼻涕
      to have a running nose
    • 流血
      流血
      to bleed
    • 流汗
      流汗
      to sweat
    • 呢個地方條河流得好慢。
      呢个地方条河流得好慢。
      ni1 go3 dei6 fong1 tiu4 ho4 lau4 dak1 hou2 maan6.
      The river flows slowly here.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Cantonese, Hakka
    of poor quality
    • 流嘢
      流嘢
      lau4 je5
      poor-quality goods
  2. character, of water
    current; flow; stream
    • 氣流
      气流
      qì liú
      airflow
    • 電流
      电流
      diàn liú
      electric current
  3. character
    stream
  4. character
    to spread; to scatter; to disseminate
    • 流言
      流言
      liú yán
      rumors; gossip
    • 流芳
      流芳
      liú fāng
      to leave a good reputation
  5. character
    to drift; to wander
    • 流連
      流连
      liú lián
      to linger; to be reluctant to leave
  6. character
    to flow
    • 流淚
      流泪
      liú lèi
      to shed tears
    • 流血
      流血
      liú xuè
      to bleed
  7. character
    flow
  8. character
    class; grade
    • 一流
      一流
      yī liú
      first class; top grade
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. flow, circulate, drift
  2. class
  3. Cangjie Input
    EYIU
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 差
  2. 次
  3. 劣
  4. 次等
  5. 劣等
  6. 假的
  7. 劣質 – 劣质
  8. 不可靠
  9. 品質差 – 品质差
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #363
  2. HSK3 二级汉字表 #140
  3. HSK3 中等手写字表 #191
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们没机会赢那些一流选手。
    我們沒機會贏那些一流選手。
    wǒ men méi jī huì yíng nà xiē yī liú xuǎn shǒu 。
    • We have no chance against those top players.
  2. Mandarin
    这种款式的帽子现在很流行。
    這種款式的帽子現在很流行。
    zhè zhǒng kuǎn shì de mào zi xiàn zài hěn liú xíng 。
    • This style of hat is now in fashion.
  3. Mandarin
    许多人毫无目的地随波逐流。
    許多人毫無目的地隨波逐流。
    xǔ duō rén háo wú mù dì dì suí bō zhú liú 。
    • Many people drift through life without a purpose.
  4. Mandarin
    很可能他们的交流比我们想的更复杂。
    很可能他們的交流比我們想的更復雜。
    hěn kě néng tā men de jiāo liú bǐ wǒ men xiǎng de gèng fù zá 。
    • Their communication may be much more complex than we thought.
  5. Mandarin
    她对当下的流行很敏感。
    她對當下的流行很敏感。
    tā duì dāng xià de liú xíng hěn mǐn gǎn 。
    • She is sensitive to current fashions.
    • She's highly influenced by current trends.
    • She follows the latest craze.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    喺条咁急嘅急流里面游水，一定会好危险㗎。
    喺條咁急嘅急流裏面游水，一定會好危險㗎。
    hai2 tiu5 gam3 gap1 ge3 gap1 lau4 leoi5 min6 jau4 seoi2 ， jat1 ding6 wui2 hou3 ngai4 him2 gaa3 。
    • It must be dangerous to swim in this rapid stream.
  2. Cantonese
    我哋轮流揸车。
    我哋輪流揸車。
    ngo5 dei2 leon4 lau4 zaa4 ce1 。
    • We took turns driving the car.
  3. Cantonese
    我梗系信得过啦。我之前有冇俾过流料你吖？
    我梗係信得過啦。我之前有冇俾過流料你吖？
    ngo5 gang2 hai6 seon3 dak1 gwo3 laa1 。 ngo5 zi1 cin4 jau5 mou5 bei2 gwo3 lau4 liu2 nei5 aa1 ？
    • Of course you can trust me. Have I ever given you a bum steer before?
  4. Cantonese
    你一流嘅工作令我感到惭愧。
    你一流嘅工作令我感到慚愧。
    nei5 jat1 lau4 ge3 gung1 zok3 ling6 ngo5 gam2 dou3 caam4 kwai3 。
    • Your excellent work puts me to shame.
  5. Cantonese
    佢系日本出名嘅流行歌手。
    佢係日本出名嘅流行歌手。
    keoi5 hai6 jat6 bun2 ceot1 meng2 ge3 lau4 hang4 go1 sau2 。
    • He's a famous popular singer in Japan.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    今次个交流团有十五个学生参加，仲有两个老师带队。
    今次個交流團有十五個學生參加，仲有兩個老師帶隊。
    gam1 ci3 go3 gaau1 lau4 tyun4 jau5 sap6 ng5 go3 hok6 saang1 caam1 gaa1, zung6 jau5 loeng5 go3 lou5 si1 daai3 deoi2.
    • Fifteen students joined the exchange programme. In addition, two teachers acted as group leaders.
  2. Cantonese
    开源节流
    開源節流
    hoi1 jyun4 zit3 lau4
    • to increase earnings and cut expenses
    • to broaden sources of income and reduce expenditure
  3. Cantonese
    成世流流长，总会爱上几个人渣。
    成世流流長，總會愛上幾個人渣。
    seng4 sai3 lau4 lau4 coeng4, zung2 wui5 oi3 soeng5 gei2 go3 jan4 zaa1.
    • We are destined to fall for a scum or two.
  4. Cantonese
    流行歌排行榜
    流行歌排行榜
    lau4 hang4 go1 paai4 hang4 bong2
    • pop song ranking list
  5. Cantonese
    一点点露水喺花上面流走。
    一點點露水喺花上面流走。
    jat1 dim2 dim2 lou6 seoi2 hai2 faa1 soeng6 min6 lau4 zau2.
    • x
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    流传
    流傳
  2. Cantonese
    流言
    流言
  3. Cantonese
    流放
    流放
  4. Cantonese
    流产
    流產
  5. Cantonese
    流标
    流標
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    流蚊饭
    流蚊飯
    lau4 man1 faan6
    • to bleed
  2. Mandarin
    他们的血没有白流。
    他們的血沒有白流。
    tā men de xuè méi yǒu bái liú ．
    • Their blood was not shed in vain.
  3. Mandarin
    流向大海
    流向大海
    liú xiàng dà hǎi
    • to flow towards the sea
  4. Mandarin
    还有一点值得说的是，黄河“姓黄”，黄河毕竟流经黄土高原，没有必要追求绝对的清澈。
    還有一點值得説的是，黃河“姓黃”，黃河畢竟流經黃土高原，沒有必要追求絕對的清澈。
    hái yǒu yī diǎn zhí dé shuō de shì ， huáng hé “ xìng huáng ” ， huáng hé bì jìng liú jīng huáng tǔ gāo yuán ， méi yǒu bì yào zhuī qiú jué duì de qīng chè ．
    • X
  5. Mandarin
    他和流浪街头的孩子交上了朋友。
    他和流浪街頭的孩子交上了朋友。
    tā hé liú làng jiē tóu de hái zǐ jiāo shàng le péng yǒu ．
    • He has made friends with the kids on the street.