"流水" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 流水 | liú shuǐ | running water / (business) turnover |   | |
Results beginning with 流水 | ||||
| 流水线 | liú shuǐ xiàn | assembly line / (computing) pipeline | | |
| 流水账 | liú shuǐ zhàng | day-to-day account / current account | | |
| 流水席 | liú shuǐ xí | banquet where guests arrive at various times and are served with food as they arrive | | |
| 流水帐 | liú shuǐ zhàng | variant of 流水賬|流水账[liu2 shui3 zhang4] | | |
| 流水不腐 | liú shuǐ bù fǔ | flowing water does not rot | | |
| 流水不腐，户枢不蠹 | liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù | lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom) / fig. constant activity prevents decay | | |
Approximate Results for 流水 | ||||
| 渗流水 | vadose water / suspended water | | ||
| 行云流水 | xíng yún liú shuǐ | lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom) / fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc / natural and unforced | | |
| 落花流水 | luò huā liú shuǐ | to be in a sorry state / to be utterly defeated | | |
| 高山流水 | gāo shān liú shuǐ | fig. intimate and understanding friend / sublime musical composition | | |
| 小桥流水 | xiǎo qiáo liú shuǐ | a small bridge over a flowing stream | | |
| 长流水，不断线 | cháng liú shuǐ , bù duàn xiàn | continuous and patient effort (idiom) | | |
| 落花有意，流水无情 | luò huā yǒu yì , liú shuǐ wú qíng | lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom) / fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love) | | |
| 铁打的衙门，流水的官 | tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān | lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom) / fig. government officials come and go | | |
