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Definition
- to flow (of liquid)
- to disseminate
- to circulate (or spread)
- to move (or drift)
- to degenerate
- to banish (or send into exile)
- stream of water (or something resembling one)
- class, rate or grade
Related words (307)
fluent; fluently; fluency; smooth; smoothly; lucid and nice; flippantly; flowingly; glibly
to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic; homeless; unsettled (e.g. population); vagrant
homeless and miserable; forced to leave home and wander from place to place; to live as a refugee
popular; (in) fashion; fashionable; in vogue; (widely) spread; prevalent; to prevail; (all the) rage
banquet where guests arrive at various times and are served with food as they arrive
main stream (of a river); (the) essential point (fig.); main viewpoint (of a matter); mainstream (culture etc)
to communicate; communication; to exchange; to alternate; to interact; interaction; interaction; alternating (electricity); (to have) social contact
to flow back; reflux; circumfluence; refluence; backward flow; returning flow (e.g. of talent)
turbid flow; muddy waters; (fig.) a contemptible person; (fig.) corrupt or disgraceful social trends
(PRC) flow of people from the countryside into the cities; rural migrant without definite prospects; drifter
against the stream; adverse current; a counter-current; (fig.) reactionary tendency; to go against the trend
distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle; romantic; dissolute; loose
(lit.) love debt; (fig.) moral obligation in consequence of a love affair; karmic consequences of a love affair
the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists); (fig.) people from all trades (often derog.)
to let sb do whatever they want; to indulge; to give free reins to; to let things slide; to drift aimlessly; laissez-faire
(lit.) thin streams flow forever; (fig.) economy will get you a long way; to work steadily at something little by little
Proverbs (1)
(lit.) don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field; (fig.) keep the goodies within the family (proverb)
Idioms (38)
(lit.) flowing light and overflowing color; brilliant lights and vibrant colors (idiom)
destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about; displaced
(of one's name, reputation etc) to be immortalized (idiom); to leave a mark for generations to come
(lit.) clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom); the crisis settles down; people disperse home; things return to normal
to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
(lit.) to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending; to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development; portentous signs
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development; portentous signs
(lit.) source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. sth goes back to the dim and distant past; a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then
(lit.) pearl flows, jade moves on (idiom); fig. the passage of time; water under the bridge
(lit.) moving clouds and flowing water (idiom); (fig.) very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc; natural and unforced
to drift with the waves and yield to the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly
to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly
homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight; to drift
(lit.) dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)
(lit.) when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring; Don't forget where your happiness come from.; Be grateful for all your blessings!
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