Chinese Traditional:
Chinese Simplified:
Pinyin: liu2
Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ
English Meaning: 1. to flow, to circulate 2. water way 3. class, style 4. stream of water or air 5. to drift, to wander 6. to degenerate 7. to banish or send into exile 8. class, rate, grade 9. to spread, to scatter, to disseminate

Example Sentences:

有些人切洋蔥會流眼淚。
有些人切洋葱会流眼泪。
you3 xie1 ren2 qie1 yang2 cong1 hui4 liu2 yan3 lei4.
Cutting an onion makes some people cry.
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人往高處爬,水往低處流。
人往高处爬,水往低处流。
ren2 wang3 gao1 chu4 pa2, shui3 wang3 di1 chu4 liu2.
Water flows downwards, humans strive upwards.
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