The Chinese word for stream is
水流
shuǐliú
Translations for stream and their definitions
| 流 | |
| 1. to flow | |
| 流汗 - to sweat | |
| 流淚 - to cry; to let tears flow | |
| 流血 - to bleed | |
| 2. to drift; to wander | |
| 流連 - to linger; to be reluctant to leave | |
| 3. class; grade | |
| 一流 - first class; top grade | |
| 4. (of water, electricity, other fluids) current; flow; stream | |
| 氣流 - airflow | |
| 電流 - electric current | |
| 5. to spread; to scatter; to disseminate | |
| Synonyms: 留傳, 散佈 | |
| 流言 - rumors; gossip | |
| 流芳 - to leave a good reputation | |
| 6. (physics) Short for 流明, lumen | |
| 7. (math) flow | |
| 8. (computing) stream | |
| 9. (Cantonese, Hakka) of poor quality | |
| 流嘢 - poor-quality goods | |
| 10. (Cantonese) fake; ingenuine | |
| Antonyms: yue:堅 |
| 水流 | |
| 1. current (flow) | |
| 2. stream |
| 小河 | |
| 1. stream | |
| 2. rivulet | |
| 3. brook, a small stream |
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