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溜

liū

HSK 6 Character

What 溜 means

1. to slip away
2. to escape in stealth
3. to skate

Other readings

溜 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• liùswift current; rapids; (of speech, actions etc) skilled; proficient; (of movements) quick;

Example sentences

• 你会溜冰吗？
  Can you skate?
• 他每天早晨溜狗。
  Tā měitiān zǎochén liūgǒu.
  He walks his dog every morning.
• 不要让机会溜走。
  Bù yào ràng jīhuì liūzǒu.
  Don't miss this chance.
• 别忘了拿溜冰鞋。
  Bié wàng le ná liūbīngxié.
  Don't forget your ice skates.
• 汤姆溜出了教室。
  Tom slipped out of the classroom.
• 我在骑自行车溜达。
  Wǒ zài qí zìxíngchē liūda.
  I'm out riding my bike.

Words starting with 溜

• 溜达liū dato stroll; to go for a walk
• 溜走liū zǒuto slip away; to leave secretly
• 溜冰liū bīngice skating; (slang) to do meth
• 溜冰场liū bīng chǎngice rink; skating rink
• 溜圆liū yuánperfectly round
• 溜槽liū cáosluice; chute
• 溜索liū suǒzip line
• 溜肩liū jiānsloping shoulders
• 溜号liū hào(colloquial) to slink off
• 溜边liū biānto keep to the edge (of path, river etc); fig. to keep out of trouble…
• 溜冰鞋liū bīng xiéskating shoes; ice skates; roller skates
• 溜旱冰liū hàn bīngroller blading (sport)
• 溜溜球liū liū qiúyo-yo (loanword)
• 溜肩膀liū jiān bǎngsloping shoulders; irresponsible; work-shy
• 溜边儿liū biān rto keep to the edge (of path, river etc); (fig.) to keep out of trouble…
• 溜之大吉liū zhī dà jíto steal away; to beat it
• 溜须拍马liū xū pāi mǎto smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom)…
• 溜舐liū shìto flatter obsequiously; toady

Words containing 溜

• 一溜烟yī liù yānlike a wisp of smoke; (to disappear etc) in an instant
• 顺口溜shùn kǒu liūpopular piece of doggerel; common phrase repeated as a jingle
• 灰溜溜huī liū liūdull gray; gloomy; dejected
• 酸溜溜suān liū liūsour; acid
• 光溜guāng liusmooth; slippery
• 冰溜bīng liùicicle
• 出溜chū liuto slip; to slide
• 匀溜yún liueven and smooth
• 提溜dī liu(colloquial) to carry; Taiwan pr. tí liu
• 滑溜huá liusmooth; slippery; sticky
• 开溜kāi liūto leave in stealth; to slip away
• 顺溜shùn liuorderly; tidy; smooth
• 麻溜má liu(dialect) quickly; briskly; without delay (northern colloquialism, often used in commands)
• 出溜屁chū liu pìsilent fart
• 没溜儿méi liù r(dialect) silly
• 滑溜溜huá liū liūsmooth; slick; slippery
• 滴溜圆dī liū yuáncompletely round
• 滴溜溜dī liū liūwhirling; spinning around and around; round and plump (e.g. of fruit)
• 直溜溜zhí liū liūstraight as an arrow
• 街溜子jiē liū zitown idler
• 说溜嘴shuō liū zuǐto make a slip of the tongue
• 随大溜suí dà liùto follow the crowd; going with the tide
• 滚瓜溜圆gǔn guā liū yuán(of animals) round and fat
• 灰不溜丢huī bu liū diūgloomy and dull (idiom); boring and gray; unpleasantly murky

Characters built on 留

These share the phonetic component 留 (liú), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 瘤liútumor
• 榴liúpomegranate
• 馏liúto distill; to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling
• 遛liùto stroll; to walk (an animal)
• 骝liúbay horse with black mane
• 熘liūquick-fry; sim. to stir-frying, but with cornstarch added; also written 溜
• 镏liú(Taiwan; chemistry) lutetium

Characters that look like 溜

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 滴dīto drip; to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc); (bound form) a drop (of liquid)
• 潢huángdye paper; lake; pond
• 琚jūornamental gems for belt
• 骡luómule
• 谧mì(literary) quiet; peaceful; tranquil
• 遛liùto stroll; to walk (an animal)

Sounds the same

Read liū, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 熘quick-fry; sim. to stir-frying, but with cornstarch added; also written 溜