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流行

liú xíng · liu xing

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. (of a contagious disease etc) to spread
  2. to propagate
  3. (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular
  4. fashionable
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The catchy song

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)听过(tīngguò)这(zhè)首(shǒu)歌(gē)吗(ma)？最近(zuìjìn)很(hěn)流行(liúxíng)。

    Liangliang, have you heard this song? It is very popular lately.

  2. Liangliang

    听过(tīngguò)，我(wǒ)家(jiā)楼下(lóuxià)的(de)小孩(xiǎohái)都(dōu)会(huì)唱(chàng)。

    Yes, the children downstairs at my home can all sing it.

  3. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)首(shǒu)歌(gē)为什么(wèishénme)这么(zhème)流行(liúxíng)？

    Why is this song so popular?

  4. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)很(hěn)好记(hǎojì)，只有(zhǐyǒu)四个(sìgè)字(zì)。

    Because it is easy to remember. It has only four characters.

  5. Dengdeng

    哪(nǎ)四个(sìgè)字(zì)？

    Which four characters?

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)忘(wàng)了(le)，反正(fǎnzhèng)它(tā)很(hěn)流行(liúxíng)。

    I forgot too, but anyway it is popular.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

打(dǎ)牌(pái)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)流(liú)行(xíng)的(de)消(xiāo)遣(qiǎn)方(fāng)式(shì)。

Playing cards is a popular pastime.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)首(shǒu)歌(gē)去(qù)年(nián)在(zài)年(nián)轻(qīng)人(rén)中(zhōng)非(fēi)常(cháng)流(liú)行(xíng)。

This song was very popular among young people last year.

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The characters

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流
liú

to flow; to disseminate

行
xíng

to walk; to go

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