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上流 (shàng liú): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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上流 (shàng liú): Upper class (b) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

上流 consists of 2 characters.

to flow, to drift, to circulate

Example Sentences with 上流

rén人

qún群

zài在

jiē街

dào道

shàng上

liú流

dòng动

。

The crowd is flowing on the street.

lèi泪

shuǐ水

lí漓

rán然

dì地

cóng从

tā她

liǎn脸

shàng上

xiǎo小

gǒu狗

zài在

jiē街

shàng上

liú流

làng浪

。

The puppy is wandering on the street.

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shuǐ水

cóng从

shān山

shàng上

liú流

xiàng向

shān山

liú

流

xià下

。

Tears flowed freely down her face.

xià下

。

Water flows from the mountain to the foot of the mountain.

zhè这

tiáo条

biāo标

yǔ语

jiǎn简

jié洁

yǒu有

lì力

，

hěn很

kuài快

jiù就

zài在

shè社

jiāo交

méi媒

tǐ体

shàng上

liú流

xíng行

qǐ起

lái来

。

This slogan is concise and powerful, and quickly became popular on social media.

jìn尽

guǎn管

guān官

fāng方

duō多

cì次

pì辟

yáo谣

，

dàn但

xiāng相

guān关

de的

yīn阴

móu谋

lùn论

réng仍

zài在

shè社

jiāo交

méi媒

tǐ体

shàng上

liú流

chuán传

。

Despite official debunking multiple times, related conspiracy theories continue to circulate on social media.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 上流.

Words with 上

上午shàng wǔHSK 1
上班shàng bānHSK 2
早上zǎo shangHSK 2
晚上wǎn shangHSK 2
上网shàng wǎngHSK 3
马上mǎ shàngHSK 3
上下shàng xià
上任shàng rèn

Words with 流

交流jiāo liúHSK 4
流利liú lìHSK 4
流行liú xíngHSK 4
一流yī liú
主流zhǔ liú
客流kè liú
对流duì liú
支流zhī liú