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风流

fēng liú

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 風流

风流 (fēng liú) means "distinguished and accomplished; outstanding; talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 风流 means

1. distinguished and accomplished
2. outstanding
3. talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle
4. romantic
5. dissolute
6. loose

The characters in 风流

• 风fēngwind; news; style
• 流liúto flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread

Example sentences

• 惜秦皇汉武，略输文采；唐宗宋祖，稍逊风骚。一代天骄，成吉思汗，只识弯弓射大雕。俱往矣，数风流人物，还看今朝。
  Emperor Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han, though remarkable in their achievements, somewhat lacked in literary grace; Emperor Taizong of Tang and Emperor Taizu of Song, though commendable in their elegance, still fall slightly short in their brilliance. The proud conqueror, Genghis Khan, knew only how to bend the bow and shoot great eagles. All of them are now bygone, and if you want to count the truly remarkable figures, look to the present age.

Words starting with 风流

• 风流倜傥fēng liú tì tǎng(idiom) suave; debonair; dashing
• 风流佳话fēng liú jiā huàromance; romantic affair
• 风流债fēng liú zhàilit. love debt; fig. moral obligation in consequence of a love affair…
• 风流云散fēng liú yún sànlit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom)…
• 风流韵事fēng liú yùn shìpoetic and passionate (idiom); romance; love affair
• 风流蕴藉fēng liú yùn jiètemperate and refined

Words containing 风流

• 卖风流mài fēng liúto exert flirtatious allure; to entice coquettishly
• 云散风流yún sàn fēng liúlit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom); the crisis settles down; people disperse home…

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