Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
流通
liútōng
Description
“流通”常常用来说钱、商品或者空气在很多地方之间来来去去。
"流通" is often used to describe money, goods, or air moving back and forth among many places.
比如商店里的东西从工厂到我们手里,就是一个流通的过程。
For example, the things in a store moving from the factory to our hands is a process of 流通.
Meanings
流通liútōng
to circulate; to be in circulation
这种旧钱现在还在市场上流通。
This old money is still in circulation in the market.
流通liútōng
to flow through; to move freely
开窗户让空气流通一下。
Open the window to let the air circulate.
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Notes
- Etymology
流 (flow) + 通 (pass through), together meaning to flow and pass around freely.
- Nuance
often used for goods, money, and air; 流动 is broader for any movement.
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