合流

héliú

verb #29,655

Meanings

1 to converge; to flow together
2 to join forces; to act in concert
3 to merge (of rivers or movements)

Characters

to combine; to unite; to join

to flow; current; stream

Examples

长江和汉江在武汉合流。

Cháng Jiāng hé Hàn Jiāng zài Wǔhàn héliú.

The Yangtze River and the Han River converge at Wuhan.

两个反对派政党宣布合流，共同抵抗执政党。

Liǎng gè fǎnduìpài zhèngdǎng xuānbù héliú, gòngtóng dǐkàng zhízhèngdǎng.

The two opposition parties announced they would join forces to resist the ruling party.

Tips

usage

合流 can be used literally (rivers joining) or figuratively (groups or ideas merging). When used figuratively, it sometimes has a negative connotation — as in colluding with the wrong side.

Stroke Order

合 hé

流 liú