溜

liū

HSK 7-93 readings

“To slip away” in Chinese is 溜 (liū).

Other characters with the syllable liu: see all 10 →

Meaning

to slip away
to escape in stealth
to skate

Show 8 more meanings

swift current; rapids
bound formrain runoff from a roof
bound formroof gutter
classifier for rows, lines etc
surroundings; neighborhood
(dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled; proficient; (of movements) quick; speedy
(dialect) to practice
(dialect) to plaster; to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc)

Example

我在骑自行车溜达。

I'm out riding my bike.

From 溜达 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

liūto slip away / to escape in stealth / to skate
liùswift current; rapids / (dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled; proficient; (of movements) quick; speedy / (bound form) rain runoff from a roof / (bound form) roof gutter / classifier for rows, lines etc / surroundings; neighborhood / (dialect) to practice / (dialect) to plaster; to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc)

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Words containing 溜

溜达liūdato strollHSK 7-9 随大溜suí dàliùto follow the crowdHSK 7-9

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