流 liú
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liú
verb
to flow; to spread; to circulate
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 她的眼泪流得更多了 'She cried even more.' (Ye Shengtao 1999, p. 10; Guoyu '流' v 2; Unihan '流') -
liú
noun
a class
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Category
Notes: In the sense of 品类 (Guoyu '流' n 4; Unihan '流') -
liú
verb
water
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 水 (Guoyu '流' n 1) -
liú
verb
a current
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Anything that flows like water, such as electricity (Guoyu '流' n 2) -
liú
noun
a group
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Category
Notes: In the sense of 派别 (Guoyu '流' n 3) -
liú
verb
to move
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 移动 (Guoyu '流' v 1) -
liú
verb
to trend; to incline
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 趋向 (Guoyu '流' v 3) -
liú
verb
to banish; to deport; to send into exile
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 放逐 (Guoyu '流' v 4) -
liú
verb
to indulge; to pamper
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 放纵 (Guoyu '流' v 5) -
liú
adjective
passing quickly; turning continuously
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '流' adj 2) -
liú
adjective
accidental
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '流' adj 3) -
liú
adjective
with no basis
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '流' adj 4) -
liú
verb
to flow; sru
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sru, Japanese: ryū, or: ru (BCSD '流', p. 723; MW 'sru'; SH '流', p. 328; Unihan '流') -
liú
noun
continuation; prabandha
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: prabandha, Tibetan: rgyun (BCSD '流', p. 723; Edgerton 1953 'prabandha', p. 381; Mahāvyutpatti 'prabandhaḥ'; MW 'prabandha'; Unihan '流')
Contained in
- 云从足下绕 江向日边流(雲從足下繞 江向日邊流) Clouds surround the foundation; Creeks head toward the sun.
- 和而不流 Peaceful Coexistence Without Going with the Flow
- 意静不随流水转 心闲还笑白云飞(意靜不隨流水轉 心閑還笑白雲飛) A mind, once tranquil, never goes with the flow; A heart, once at ease, amused even by clouds.
- 截斷众流(截斷眾流) to cut off many streams
- 从善如流(從善如流) readily following good advice; willing to accept other people's views ; Forge Ahead in Doing What Is Right
- 水向石边流出冷 风从花裏过来香(水向石邊流出冷 風從花裏過來香) Refreshingly cool water flows between the stones; Soothingly fragrant wind sweeps across the flowers.
- 学如川流无止尽 名似泡影悟真空(學如川流無止盡 名似泡影悟真空) Knowledge is like an everflowing river; Fame is truly but empty bubbles and shadows.
- 恒水边流沙(恆水邊流沙) the sand of the River Ganges; as numerous as grains of sand in the River Ganges
- 法水长流(法水長流) Dharma Water Continuously Flows
- 菩提流支 Bodhiruci
Also contained in
流氓 、 流血 、 流线 、 杂流 、 湧流 、 电流表 、 皮划艇激流回旋 、 细水长流 、 瀑流 、 流速 、 横流 、 流离遇合 、 火山碎屑流 、 干流 、 流水 、 随波逐流 、 细细地流 、 流荡 、 涕泗交流 、 传流 、 北流 、 流行语 、 分流电路 、 日月如流 、 击楫中流 、 流行 、 流辈 、 岁月如流 、 溶岩流 、 流于形式 、 交通流量 、 整流 、 肥水不流外人田 、 猪流感病毒 、 付之东流 、 泄流 、 奔流 、 流线型 、 直流 、 流水不腐,户枢不蠹 、 流沙
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 21 Abhidharmakośaśāstra (Apidamo Ju She Shi Lun) 阿毘達磨俱舍釋論 — count: 83
- Scroll 1 Sutra on Guarding Against the Causes of all the Taints (Yiqie Liu She Shou Yin Jing) 一切流攝守因經 — count: 76
- Scroll 2 Vibhāṣāśāstra (Bing Po Sha Lun) 鞞婆沙論 — count: 65
- Scroll 15 Abhidharmakośaśāstra (Apidamo Ju She Shi Lun) 阿毘達磨俱舍釋論 — count: 58
- Scroll 1 Lakṣaṇānusāraśāstra (Sui Xiang Lun) 隨相論 — count: 58
- Scroll 7 Bhadrakalpikasūtra (Xian Jie Jing) 賢劫經 — count: 57
- Scroll 10 Abhidharmakośaśāstra (Apidamo Ju She Shi Lun) 阿毘達磨俱舍釋論 — count: 52
- Scroll 1 Abhidharmakośaśāstra (Apidamo Ju She Shi Lun) 阿毘達磨俱舍釋論 — count: 47
- Scroll 17 Abhidharmakośaśāstra (Apidamo Ju She Shi Lun) 阿毘達磨俱舍釋論 — count: 43
- Scroll 4 Exploring the Mysteries of the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing Tan Xuan Ji) 華嚴經探玄記 — count: 43
Collocations
- 爱流 (愛流) 便愛流生 — Sutra on Guarding Against the Causes of all the Taints (Yiqie Liu She Shou Yin Jing) 一切流攝守因經, Scroll 1 — count: 16
- 流恼 (流惱) 為是流惱熱憂不復有 — Sutra on Guarding Against the Causes of all the Taints (Yiqie Liu She Shou Yin Jing) 一切流攝守因經, Scroll 1 — count: 12
- 流闻 (流聞) 流聞天下 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 11
- 流便 (流便) 未生有流亦癡流便生 — Sutra on Guarding Against the Causes of all the Taints (Yiqie Liu She Shou Yin Jing) 一切流攝守因經, Scroll 1 — count: 10
- 流河 (流河) 有流河名善種 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 1 — count: 10
- 癡流 (癡流) 未生有流亦癡流便生 — Sutra on Guarding Against the Causes of all the Taints (Yiqie Liu She Shou Yin Jing) 一切流攝守因經, Scroll 1 — count: 9
- 徐流 (徐流) 汎汎徐流 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 7
- 流注 (流註) 譬如殑伽河水閻牟那河水流注大海增長無盡 — Sutra on the Great Reliable Brahman (Da Jiangu Poluomen Jing) 大堅固婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
- 汁流 (汁流) 糞汁流下 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 6
- 所生流 (所生流) 不見者所生流 — Sutra on Guarding Against the Causes of all the Taints (Yiqie Liu She Shou Yin Jing) 一切流攝守因經, Scroll 1 — count: 5