溜 - liū - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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13 strokes
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溜

liū

Definition

to slide
to glide
to skate
to sneak (off)
to slip (away)
to escape in stealth
smooth

Character Decomposition

Related words (41)

ice skating

(coll.) to slink off

perfectly round

sluice; chute

to take a dog for a walk

溜舐

liū shì

to flatter obsequiously; toady

溜走

liū zǒu

to slip away; to leave secretly

溜邊

liū biān

to keep to the edge (of path, river etc); (fig.) to keep out of trouble; to avoid getting involved

溜達

liū da

to stroll; to go for a walk

溜冰場

liū bīng chǎng

ice rink; skating rink

溜冰鞋

liū bīng xié

skating shoes; ice skates; roller skates; roller blades

溜旱冰

liū hàn bīng

roller blading (sport)

yo-yo

sloping shoulders; irresponsible; work-shy

溜邊兒

liū biān r

to keep to the edge (of path, river etc); (fig.) to keep out of trouble; to avoid getting involved

溜之大吉

liū zhī dà jí

to steal away; to beat it

smooth; slippery

icicle

to leave in stealth; to slip away

to carry

to sauté in sticky sauce

basted (of meat etc)

smooth; slick; slippery; glossy

completely round

whirling; spinning around and around; round and plump (e.g. of fruit)

灰溜溜

huī liū liū

dull gray; gloomy; dejected; crestfallen; with one's tail between one's legs

straight as an arrow

to make a slip of the tongue

sour; acid

popular piece of doggerel; common phrase repeated as a jingle

哩溜歪斜

lī liū wāi xié

crooked; deformed; twisted

滾瓜溜圓

gǔn guā liū yuán

(of animals) round and fat

see 灰不溜丟

stir-fried yellow fish filet

to talk nonsense

figure skating

sour; acrid; (of a person) embittered

see 酸不溜丟

yellowish; dirty yellow

黑不溜秋

hēi bù liū qiū

dark and swarthy

糟溜黃魚片

zāo liū huáng yú piàn

stir-fried yellow fish filet

Idioms (2)

溜鬚拍馬

liū xū pāi mǎ

to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants; to toady; boot-licking

灰不溜丟

huī bu liū diū

gloomy and dull (idiom); boring and gray; unpleasantly murky

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