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川流不息 (chuān liú bù xī): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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川流不息 (chuān liú bù xī): A continuous flow — Meaning & Stroke Order

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川流不息 consists of 4 characters.

to flow, to drift, to circulate

to rest, to cease, breath

How to Use 川流不息 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 川流不息 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith形容

xíng形

róng容

chuān川

liú流

bù不

xī息

neutral

describe as an endless stream

Adjective + Nounwith人群

chuān川

liú流

bù不

xī息

de的

rén人

qún群

Subject + Verbwith车辆

chē车

liàng辆

chuān川

liú流

bù不

xī息

Adverb + Verbwith经过

chuān川

liú流

bù不

xī息

de地

jīng经

guò过

Example Sentences with 川流不息

jiē街

shàng上

de的

rén人

chuān川

liú流

bù不

neutral

an endless stream of people

neutral

an endless stream of vehicles

formal

Written

pass by in an endless stream

xī息

。

People on the street are flowing continuously.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

yǐ已

shì是

shēn深

yè夜

，

gāo高

sù速

gōng公

lù路

shang上

chē车

liàng辆

yī依

rán然

chuān川

liú流

bù不

xī息

。

Even though it's late at night, vehicles continue to flow ceaselessly on the highway.

xìn信

xī息

shí时

dài代

，

wǎng网

luò络

shàng上

de的

shù数

jù据

chuān川

liú流

bù不

xī息

，

yǒng永

bù不

tíng停

xiē歇

。

In the information age, data flows ceaselessly on the internet, never stopping.

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zhè这

tiáo条

hé河

chuān川

liú流

bù不

xī息

，

yì一

zhí直

liú流

xiàng向

dà大

hǎi海

。

This river flows continuously, all the way to the sea.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

，

zhè这

zuò座

chéng

zhè这

tiáo条

xiǎo小

xiàng巷

bìng并

fēi非

zhǔ主

gàn干

dào道

jié节

rì日

qī期

jiān间

，

shāng商

chǎng场

lǐ里

de的

gù

jī机

chǎng场

dà大

tīng厅

lǐ里

lǚ旅

kè客

chuān川

liú流

城

shì市

de的

rén人

cháo潮

zǒng总

shì是

chuān川

liú流

bù不

xī息

ma吗

？

Don't you think the crowds in this city are always in a continuous flow?

，

xíng行

rén人

bìng并

wèi未

chuān川

liú流

bù不

xī息

。

This alley is not a main road, so pedestrians are not flowing ceaselessly.

顾

kè客

chuān川

liú流

bù不

xī息

，

fēi非

cháng常

rè热

nào闹

。

During the holiday season, customers in the mall flow continuously, making it very lively.

bù

不

xī息

，

guǎng广

bō播

shēng声

yǔ与

jiǎo脚

bù步

shēng声

jiāo交

zhī织

zài在

yì一

qǐ起

。

In the airport terminal, passengers flow ceaselessly, with announcements and footsteps interwoven.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 川流不息.

Words with 川

山川shān chuān

Words with 流

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

Words with 不

不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不但……而且……bù dàn ……ér qiě ……HSK 3
不仅bù jǐnHSK 4
不管bù guǎnHSK 4
不过bú guòHSK 4
不得不bù dé bùHSK 4

Words with 息

休息xiū xiHSK 2
信息xìn xīHSK 4
消息xiāo xiHSK 4
作息zuòxī
出息chū xi
利息lì xī
喘息chuǎn xī
平息píng xī

受不了

shòu bù liǎo

HSK 4