溜

HSK 7-9

liū

to slip away; to sneak off; to glide silently

Alternative translations

glisser
s'esquiver
glissant
courant
traînée

Explanation

(dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled; proficient; (of movements) quick; speedy; (bound form) rain runoff from a roof; (bound form) roof gutter; classifier for rows, lines etc; surroundings; neighborhood; (dialect) to practice; (dialect) to plaster; to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc)

Examples

水流得很急。

shuǐ liú de hěn jí

The water flows very quickly.

他动作敏捷，像流水一样。

tā dòngzuò mǐngjié, xiàng liúshuǐ yīyàng.

He moves agilely, like flowing water.