Chinese word dictionary

支流

zhīliú · tributary (river)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified支流

Traditional支流

Pinyinzhīliú

Part of speech名

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

支zhī

to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)

流liú

to flow, to drift, to circulate; class

How to learn 支流

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

支Zhī

surname Zhi

交流jiāoliú

to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)

流liú

to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade

流利liúlì

fluent

流行liúxíng

(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable

支持zhīchí

to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by; CL:個|个[ge4]