人流

rénliú

noun #21,624

Meanings

1 stream of people
2 flow of pedestrians
3 abortion (short for 人工流产)

Characters

to flow; stream; flow

Examples

节日期间，商场里人流不断。

Jiérì qījiān, shāngchǎng lǐ rénliú bùduàn.

During the holiday, there was a constant stream of people in the mall.

地铁口的人流量非常大。

Dìtiě kǒu de rénliú liàng fēicháng dà.

The pedestrian flow at the subway entrance is very heavy.

Tips

usage

人流 has two distinct meanings: (1) a flow/stream of people (most common in public settings), and (2) a colloquial short form of 人工流产 (induced abortion). Context makes the meaning clear.

Stroke Order

人 rén

流 liú