Chinese word

流入

Pronunciation

Pinyinliú rù

Meaning

  • verbflow into

Example

夜里河水暴涨，水从堤外流入村子。yè lǐ hé shuǐ bào zhǎng shuǐ cóng dī wài liú rù cūn zi

At night, the river rose sharply, and water flowed into the village from outside the dike.

Illustration for 流入 (flow into)

More examples

大量资金流入股市，推高了股价。dà liàng zī jīn liú rù gǔ shì tuī gāo le gǔ jià

A large amount of funds flowed into the stock market, driving up stock prices.

Core concept

An inward-moving stream carries what is outside into a receiving area.

Common phrases

  • 资金流入股市zī jīn liú rù gǔ shì

    funds flow into the stock market

  • 外资流入中国wài zī liú rù zhōng guó

    foreign capital flows into China

  • 资金流入银行账户zī jīn liú rù yín háng zhàng hù

    funds flow into bank accounts

Similar words

进入jìn rù: Go inside a place or area through a boundary, doorway, or other entrance.
涌入yǒng rù: Stream into a place or area suddenly and forcefully in large numbers or amounts.
注入zhù rù: Direct liquid, funds, strength, or another substance into something from outside.
渗入shèn rù: Seep little by little into something through gaps or tiny openings.

Definition in Chinese

表示外部的事物或人员穿过边界进入某一范围或地点的动作，也可指这种进入的趋势或数量变化。biǎo shì wài bù de shì wù huò rén yuán chuān guò biān jiè jìn rù mǒu yí fàn wéi huò dì diǎn de dòng zuò yě kě zhǐ zhè zhǒng jìn rù de qū shì huò shù liàng biàn huà

Word origin

流 (liú, "flow") supplies the image of ongoing movement, while 入 (rù, "enter") identifies the direction toward the inside.

Usage tips

  • News and business writing often use the word for funds, workers, data, or population, so its subject need not be a liquid.

Other meanings

  • inflownoun
  • enterverb

Opposites

  • 流出liú chūflow outverb
  • 排出pái chūdischargeverb

Related words

  • 流入量liú rù liànginflow volumenoun
  • 流入率liú rù lǜinflow ratenoun
  • 净流入jìng liú rùnet inflownoun

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