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溜 liū

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溜 liū Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liū | liu1
English translation
to slip away
to escape in stealth
to skate
to slip, to slide, to glide; slippery

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About 溜 liū

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HSK level

6

Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

溜 liū

Contains the radical

氵 shuǐ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

water

Etymology of 溜 liū

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰氵留

Semantic compound

氵 shuǐ

Phonetic compound

留 liú

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 shuǐ represents the meaning and 留 liú represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 溜 liū

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他 tā 对 duì 那个 nà ge 溜 liū 冰 bīng 冠军 guànjūn 的 de 批评 pīpíng 是 shì 吃 chī 不到 bù dào 葡萄 pútao 说 shuì 葡萄 pútao 酸 suān .

His remarks about the skating champion are sour grapes.

各处 gè chù 溜溜逛 guàng 一 yī 逛 guàng ,看看 kàn kan 景色 jǐngsè 怎么样 zěnmeyàng ?

How'd you like to stroll around for a while and see the sights?

那 Nā 只 zhǐ 猫 māo 蜷 quán 着 zhāo 它 tā 那 Nā 弯弯 Wān wān 的 de 尾巴 wěiba ,用 yòng 舌头 shétou 舔着嘴角 zuǐ jiǎo ,贼头贼脑 zéi tóu zéi nǎo 地 de 溜 liū 下 xià 楼 Lóu 去 qù .

The cat goes furtively downstairs, winding her lithe tail and licking her lips.

在 zài 溜 liū 冰场 bīng chǎng 你 nǐ 能 Néng 租 zū 到 dào 溜 liū 冰鞋 bīng xié .

You can rent roller skates at the skating arena.

她 tā 把 bǎ 袖子 xiù zi 卷得老 lǎo 高 Gāo ,露 Lù 着光溜 liū 溜 liū 的 de 两只胳膊 gēbo , 准备 zhǔnbèi 洗 xǐ 衣服 yīfu .

She rolled her sleeves up high leaving her arms bare, ready to do the washing.

Words with 溜 liū

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
溜 liū to slip away溜 liū
溜走 liū zǒu to slip away溜走 liū zǒu
溜达 liū da to stroll溜達
溜冰 liū bīng ice skating溜冰 liū bīng
一溜烟 yī liù yān like a wisp of smoke一溜煙
溜冰场 liū bīng chǎng ice rink溜冰場
顺口溜 shùn kǒu liū popular piece of doggerel順口溜
灰溜溜 huī liū liū dull gray灰溜溜 huī liū liū
滑溜 huá liū smooth滑溜 huá liū
溜之大吉 liū zhī dà jí to steal away溜之大吉 liū zhī dà jí
开溜 kāi liū to slip away開溜
溜冰鞋 liū bīng xié skating shoes溜冰鞋 liū bīng xié
酸溜溜 suān liū liū sour酸溜溜 suān liū liū
滴溜溜 dī liū liū whirling滴溜溜 dī liū liū
顺溜 shùn liu orderly順溜
溜须拍马 liū xū pāi mǎ to toady溜鬚拍馬
滑溜溜 huá liū liū smooth滑溜溜 huá liū liū
溜号 liū hào (coll.) to slink off溜號
黑不溜秋 hēi bù liū qiū dark and swarthy黑不溜秋 hēi bù liū qiū
溜圆 liū yuán perfectly round溜圓
出溜 chū liu to slip出溜 chū liu
溜边 liū biān fig. to keep out of trouble溜邊
溜索 liū suǒ zip line溜索 liū suǒ

溜 liū Decomposition & Compounds

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溜 liū Decomposition

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