流利

liúlì

adjective HSK 2 #17,340

Meanings

1 fluent

Characters

Speech that flows smoothly, like water.

Examples

他的中文说得很流利。

Tā de Zhōngwén shuō de hěn liúlì.

He speaks Chinese very fluently.

我想说流利的英语。

Wǒ xiǎng shuō liúlì de Yīngyǔ.

I want to speak fluent English.

她说得很流利。

Tā shuō de hěn liúlì.

She speaks very fluently.

Tips

usage

Think of speech 'flowing' (流) 'smoothly' (利) like water in a stream — no pauses or stumbles.

Stroke Order

流 liú

利 lì