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What does 流水 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

流水 liúshuǐ

running water; flowing water

It can also mean

  • transaction record (银行流水 bank statement)
  • turnover; sales
  • assembly line (as in 流水线)

Its characters

  1. 流 liú to flow
  2. 水 shuǐ water

In a sentence

用流水把菜洗干净。 Wash the vegetables clean under running water.

有一种说法是,“六”听起来像“流水”的“流”,事情就像流水一样顺。

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