分流

fēnliú

verb #28,722

Meanings

1 to diverge
2 to divert
3 to split into separate streams
4 to stream (students into different programs)
5 to reassign (redundant staff)

Characters

to divide; to separate

to flow; stream

Examples

HSK 4

高速公路入口处设置了分流标志，引导车辆分流。

Gāosù gōnglù rùkǒuchù shèzhì le fēnliú biāozhì, yǐndǎo chēliàng fēnliú.

Diversion signs were set up at the freeway entrance to guide vehicles to separate lanes.

HSK 7-9

公司裁员后，部分员工被分流到其他部门。

Gōngsī cáiyuán hòu, bùfèn yuángōng bèi fēnliú dào qítā bùmén.

After the company downsized, some employees were reassigned to other departments.

Tips

usage

分流 is used across different domains: traffic management (车流分流), education (学生分流 - tracking students into different streams), and HR (员工分流 - redistributing surplus workers).

Stroke Order

分 fēn

流 liú