风流
fēng liú
Pinyin

Definition

风流
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fēng liú
  1. distinguished and accomplished
  2. outstanding
  3. talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle
  4. romantic
  5. dissolute
  6. loose

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

jiāo liú
  1. 1 to exchange
  2. 2 exchange
  3. 3 communication
  4. 4 interaction
  5. 5 to have social contact (with sb)
liú
  1. 1 to flow
  2. 2 to disseminate
  3. 3 to circulate or spread
  4. 4 to move or drift
  5. 5 to degenerate
  6. 6 to banish or send into exile
  7. 7 stream of water or sth resembling one
  8. 8 class, rate or grade
liú xīng
  1. 1 meteor
  2. 2 shooting star
liú xīng yǔ
  1. 1 meteor shower
liú máng
  1. 1 rogue
  2. 2 hoodlum
  3. 3 gangster
  4. 4 immoral behavior
liú làng
  1. 1 to drift about
  2. 2 to wander
  3. 3 to roam
  4. 4 nomadic
  5. 5 homeless
  6. 6 unsettled (e.g. population)
  7. 7 vagrant
liú lèi
  1. 1 to shed tears
liú xíng
  1. 1 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread
  2. 2 to propagate
  3. 3 (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular
  4. 4 fashionable
liú liàng
  1. 1 flow rate
  2. 2 rate
  3. 3 throughput
  4. 4 site traffic (Internet)
lèi liú mǎn miàn
  1. 1 cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)
cháo liú
  1. 1 tide
  2. 2 current
  3. 3 trend
fēng liú
  1. 1 distinguished and accomplished
  2. 2 outstanding
  3. 3 talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle
  4. 4 romantic
  5. 5 dissolute
  6. 6 loose
yī liú
  1. 1 top quality
  2. 2 front ranking
shàng liú
  1. 1 upper class
xià liú
  1. 1 lower course of a river
  2. 2 low-class
  3. 3 mean and lowly
  4. 4 vulgar
  5. 5 obscene
zhǔ liú
  1. 1 main stream (of a river)
  2. 2 fig. the essential point
  3. 3 main viewpoint of a matter
  4. 4 mainstream (culture etc)
rén liú
  1. 1 stream of people
  2. 2 abortion
  3. 3 abbr. for 人工流產|人工流产[rén gōng liú chǎn]
dào liú
  1. 1 to flow backwards
  2. 2 reverse flow
huí liú
  1. 1 to flow back
  2. 2 reflux
  3. 3 circumfluence
  4. 4 refluence
  5. 5 backward flow
  6. 6 returning flow (e.g. of talent)
hán liú
  1. 1 cold air current
  2. 2 cold ocean current
  3. 3 cold stream

Idioms (20)

人往高处走,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
付之东流
fù zhī dōng liú
  1. 1 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán
  1. 1 widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
同流合污
tóng liú hé wū
  1. 1 to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
家丑不可外传,流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
  1. 1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
  2. 2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
对答如流
duì dá rú liú
  1. 1 able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
屁滚尿流
pì gǔn niào liú
  1. 1 to piss in one's pants in terror (idiom); scared witless
川流不息
chuān liú bù xī
  1. 1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
从善如流
cóng shàn rú liú
  1. 1 readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
从谏如流
cóng jiàn rú liú
  1. 1 to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
投鞭断流
tóu biān duàn liú
  1. 1 arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
星流电击
xīng liú diàn jī
  1. 1 meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
  2. 2 portentous signs
星流霆击
xīng liú tíng jī
  1. 1 meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
  2. 2 portentous signs
枕石漱流
zhěn shí shù liú
  1. 1 to live a hermit's life (in seclusion)
  2. 2 a frugal life (idiom)
岁月流逝
suì yuè liú shì
  1. 1 as time goes by (idiom)
汗流浃背
hàn liú jiā bèi
  1. 1 to sweat profusely (idiom)
  2. 2 drenched in sweat
流光溢彩
liú guāng yì cǎi
  1. 1 lit. flowing light and overflowing color
  2. 2 brilliant lights and vibrant colors (idiom)
流年不利
liú nián bù lì
  1. 1 the year's horoscope augurs ill (idiom); an unlucky year
流星赶月
liú xīng gǎn yuè
  1. 1 lit. a meteor catching up with the moon
  2. 2 swift action (idiom)
流水不腐,户枢不蠹
liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù
  1. 1 lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. constant activity prevents decay

Sample Sentences

大江东去,浪淘尽,千古风流人物。故垒西边,人道是,三国周郎赤壁。乱石崩云,惊涛裂岸,卷起千堆雪。江山如画,一时多少豪杰。
dà jiāng dōng qù ,làng táo jìn ,qiān gǔ fēngliú rénwù 。gùlěi xībiān ,rén dào shì ,Sānguó Zhōu láng Chìbì 。luàn shí bēng yún ,jīng tāo liè àn ,juǎn qǐ qiān duī xuě 。jiāng shān rú huà ,yīshí duōshao háojié 。
The vast Yangtze gushes endlessly eastwards, who knows how many heroes have been dashed away by its flow. Westwards of the old camp, people say are the red cliffs were Zhou Yu defeated Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms Period. There, the ragged cliffs tower into the clouds, the terrifying waves seem to want to tear at the river banks, stirring up snow-white surf in the tens of thousands. The beautiful rivers and mountains are like a painting; but how many heroic figures have been born amid them?
老蒋在感情方面也算是个风流人物,前后娶了四个老婆呢!
LǎoJiǎng zài gǎnqíng fāngmiàn yě suàn shì gè fēngliú rénwù ,qiánhòu qǔ le sì gè lǎopó ne !
In terms of his love life, Old Chiang was quite a promiscuous character. In total, he had four wives!
英雄人物大概都比较风流吧!不过娶了4个老婆,只有原配生了一个蒋经国,蒋纬国还是领养的。貌似老蒋得了花柳病……
yīngxióng rénwù dàgài dōu bǐjiào fēngliú ba !bùguò qǔ le sì gè lǎopó ,zhǐyǒu yuánpèi shēng le yī gè Jiǎng Jīngguó ,Jiǎng Wěiguó háishì lǐngyǎng de 。màosì LǎoJiǎng dé le huāliǔbìng ……
Great men are almost all promiscuous! However, he married four wives and only his first wife gave birth to Chiang Ching-kuo. Chiang Wei-kuo was adopted. It looks as if Old Chiang contracted a venereal disease.