分流

fēnliú

verb #28,722

Meanings

1 to diverge
2 to divert
3 to split into separate streams
4 to stream (students into different programs)
5 to reassign (redundant staff)

Characters

to divide; to separate

to flow; stream

Examples

高速公路入口处设置了分流标志，引导车辆分流。

Gāosùgōnglù rùkǒu chù shèzhì le fēnliú biāozhì, yǐndǎo chēliàng fēnliú.

Diversion signs were set up at the freeway entrance to guide vehicles to separate lanes.

公司裁员后，部分员工被分流到其他部门。

Gōngsī cáiyuán hòu, bùfèn yuángōng bèi fēnliú dào qítā bùmén.

After the company downsized, some employees were reassigned to other departments.

Tips

usage

分流 is used across different domains: traffic management (车流分流), education (学生分流 — tracking students into different streams), and HR (员工分流 — redistributing surplus workers).

Stroke Order

分 fēn

流 liú