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liú

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liú Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liú | liu2
English translation
to walk, to stroll

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About liú

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

liú

Contains the radical

chuò

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

walk

Etymology of liú

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

辶留

Semantic compound

chuò

Phonetic compound

liú

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chuò represents the meaning and liú represents the sound.

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Example sentences using liú

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骑车 qí chē liú le juān , shì le 一下 yīxià de Xīn 自行车 zìxíngchē .

I went for a ride to give my new bike a workout.

缓步 huǎn bù qiān zhāo liú zhāo .

He walked the horse at a slow pace.

每晚在家附近 fùjìn de 街道 jiēdào shǎng 遛狗 liù gǒu

I walk my dog each evening around my local streets.

海滩 hǎi tān shǎng de 游客 yóu kè 投诉 tóusù 有人 yǒu rén zài 沙滩 shātān shǎng 遛狗 liù gǒu

Beach users have complained about people walking their dogs on the sand.

遛狗 liù gǒu le

I took the dog for a walk.

Words with liú

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
liú to stroll liú
遛狗 liù gǒu to walk a dog遛狗 liù gǒu
遛弯 liù wān to go for a stroll遛彎
遛弯儿 liù wān r to go for a stroll遛彎兒

liú Decomposition & Compounds

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