洪流

hóngliú

noun #34,127

Measure Word

一股洪流 gǔ

Meanings

1 powerful current; flood
2 a mighty tide (of history, ideas, people)

Characters

to flow, current

Examples

HSK 6

时代的洪流不可阻挡。

Shídài de hóngliú bùkě zǔdǎng.

The mighty tide of the times cannot be stopped.

HSK 6

暴雨过后，山间形成了洪流。

Bàoyǔ guòhòu, shānjiān xíngchéng le hóngliú.

After the storm, a torrent formed in the mountains.

HSK 7-9

他被卷入了革命的洪流。

Tā bèi juǎnrù le gémìng de hóngliú.

He was swept up in the torrent of revolution.

Tips

usage

洪流 is overwhelmingly figurative in modern Chinese - 时代洪流 (the tide of the times), 历史洪流 (the current of history), 革命洪流. The literal 'flood' meaning is more often expressed as 洪水.

Stroke Order

洪 hóng

流 liú