What 流行 means
- Popular (fashionable)
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流行 in a sentence
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Questions about 流行
What does 流行 mean in English?
流行 is pronounced liúxíng and means Popular (fashionable).
How do you pronounce 流行?
流行 is liúxíng in pinyin — written liuxing without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 流行?
流行 is written with 2 characters: 流 (liú) Flow (drift - move - flu - exile), 行 (xíng / háng) Walk (go - will do - capable); Row (trade - profession - firm). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
Is 流行 an HSK word?
Yes — 流行 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
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