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川 chuān

stream, river

Strokes
3
Level
HSK 6
Type
Ideograph
Made of 丿丨丨 ⿲丿丨丨

Memory hint: A river's flow; compare 巛

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  1. 这条河流水川流不息。
    Zhè tiáo héliú shuǐ chuānliúbùxī.
    The water in this river flows ceaselessly.
    this (measure) river water flow-endlessly
  2. 你去过四川吗？
    Nǐ qù guò Sìchuān ma?
    Have you been to Sichuan?
    you go (particle) four-river-Sichuan (question)
  3. 我们去看看那条大川吧。
    Wǒmen qù kànkan nà tiáo dà chuān ba.
    Let's go take a look at that great river.
    we go look-look that (measure) big river (suggestion)
  4. 这条街道上并没有川流不息的车辆。
    Zhè tiáo jiēdào shàng bìng méiyǒu chuānliúbùxī de chēliàng.
    There isn't actually an endless stream of vehicles on this street.
    this (measure) street on actually not-have flow-endlessly (particle) vehicle
  5. 节假日期间，景区里游客川流不息。
    Jiéjiàrì qījiān, jǐngqū lǐ yóukè chuānliúbùxī.
    During the holidays, tourists flow endlessly through the scenic area.
    holiday period, scenic-area in tourist flow-endlessly

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