流淌

liútǎng

verb HSK 7-9 #11,709

Meanings

1 to flow
2 to stream
3 to trickle

Characters

to drip; to flow

Examples

小溪在山谷中缓缓流淌。

Xiǎoxī zài shāngǔ zhōng huǎnhuǎn liútǎng.

The stream flows gently through the valley.

汗水从他的额头流淌下来。

Hànshuǐ cóng tā de étóu liútǎng xiàlái.

Sweat trickled down from his forehead.

Tips

usage

流淌 is more literary and vivid than plain 流. It evokes a gentle, continuous flow and is common in descriptive writing.

Stroke Order

流 liú

淌 tǎng