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liū
HSK 7freq #5659

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liū
  1. 1.to slip away
  2. 2.to escape in stealth
  3. 3.to skate
liù
  1. 1.swift current; rapids
  2. 2.(dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled; proficient; (of movements) quick; speedy
  3. 3.(bound form) rain runoff from a roof
  4. 4.(bound form) roof gutter
  5. 5.classifier for rows, lines etc
  6. 6.surroundings; neighborhood
  7. 7.(dialect) to practice
  8. 8.(dialect) to plaster; to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc)

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  1. 1.to slide; to glide; to slip
  2. 2.to sneak off; to sneak away; to escape
  3. 3.smooth; glossy
  4. 4.along
  5. 5.to glance; to take a look
  6. 6.extremely; highly; very
  7. 7.expressive suffix appended to adjectives, often used in the reduplicated form 溜溜
  8. 8.capable and skillful in handling affairs
  9. 9.to stroll; to wander about (usually for a short time)
  10. 10.to plaster with lime, cement, etc. (of wall cracks)
  11. 11.to swing and strike with a strip-like object
  12. 12.to pilfer; to steal; to snatch
  13. 13.to fawn on; to curry favour with; to flatter
  14. 14.archaic name for the Liu River in modern-day Guangxi Province
  15. 15.to flow downwards; to drip; to dribble
  16. 16.water drop or water stream
  17. 17.swift current; rapids
  18. 18.rapid; swift and violent
  19. 19.quick; swift; speedy; prompt
  20. 20.to shoot a glance at; to cast a sidelong glance at

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *m·rus): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 留 (OC *m·ru, *m·rus) – name of a river.

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