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title: "Liushui Meaning: 流水 (liúshuǐ) Means “running water”"
description: "流水 (liúshuǐ) means “running water; flowing water”. Hear its tones, see what 流 and 水 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liushui"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 流水 mean?

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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。

From [中国人为什么怕数字四？ · Why is 4 unlucky in China?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-is-four-unlucky-in-china#library-word-393-395)

[More about 流水](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%B5%81%E6%B0%B4)

## More words with 流 or 水

- [潮流 cháoliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaoliu)
- [淡水 dànshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danshui)
- [风流 fēngliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengliu)
- [风水 fēngshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengshui)
- [汗水 hànshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanshui)
- [河流 héliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heliu)
- [洪水 hóngshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hongshui)
- [划水 huáshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huashui)
- [交流 jiāoliú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaoliu)
- [开水 kāishuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaishui)

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