流萤 (liú yíng): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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流萤
流萤
(liú yíng): Floating fireflies (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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流 • liú • to flow, to drift, to circulate • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
liú
流
to flow, to drift, to circulate
萤 • yíng • firefly
yíng
萤
firefly
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 流萤.
Words with
流
交流
jiāo liú
exchange; communication
流利
liú lì
fluent
流行
liú xíng
popular
河流
hé liú
river
流传
liú chuán
spread; circulate; hand down
流感
liú gǎn
flu; influenza
流泪
liú lèi
to shed tears
轮流
lún liú
take turns; rotation
Words with
萤
萤幕
yíng mù
screen (TV, computer)
萤石
yíng shí
fluorite (mineral)
萤火虫
yíng huǒ chóng
firefly, lightning bug
囊萤映雪
náng yíng yìng xuě
Studying diligently despite poor conditions, using any available resource to learn.
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Example Sentences with 流萤
xià
夏
yè
夜
lǐ
里
，
liú
流
yíng
萤
fēi
飞
wǔ
舞
，
fēi
非
cháng
常
měi
美
lì
丽
。
On summer nights, floating fireflies dance, which is very beautiful.
hái
孩
zi
子
men
们
zài
在
hé
河
biān
边
zhuī
追
zhú
逐
zhe
gǔ
古
shī
诗
zhōng
中
cháng
常
yǐ
以
liú
流
yíng
萤
bǐ
比
yù
着
liú
流
yíng
萤
，
xiào
笑
shēng
声
bù
不
duàn
断
。
The children chased floating fireflies by the river, with laughter never stopping.
喻
duǎn
短
zàn
暂
ér
而
xuàn
绚
làn
烂
de
的
shēng
生
mìng
命
。
In ancient poems, floating fireflies are often used as a metaphor for a brief but brilliant life.
