HSK 6 · Money

流通 liútōng “to circulate” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 流通 means

  1. to circulate
  2. circulation
  3. to distribute
  4. distribution

How to say 流通

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale流liú2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale通tōng1st tone, high and level

流通 in a sentence

  1. 新的硬币下个月开始流通。

    Xīn de yìngbì xià ge yuè kāishǐ liútōng.

    The new coins go into circulation next month.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 房间要经常开窗，保持空气流通。

    Fángjiān yào jīngcháng kāi chuāng, bǎochí kōngqì liútōng.

    Open the windows often to keep the air circulating.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 流通 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 流 (liú) with each of its parts in a different colour
流liúto flow
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐMeaning part
  • 㐬pennantSound part

氵 hints at the meaning (water); 㐬 () hints at the sound. Compare it with liú.

The character 通 (tōng) with each of its parts in a different colour
通tōngto go through
  • 甬path · tǒngSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 甬 (tǒng) hints at the sound. Compare it with tōng.

How to write 流通

流 10 strokes · 通 10 strokes

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流通 (liútōng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 流通 (liútōng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 流通

Words with 流

交流jiāoliú · to exchange流利liúlì · fluent流行liúxíng · popular流泪liúlèi · to shed tears流传liúchuán · to spread轮流lúnliú · to alternate流露liúlù · to reveal流浪liúlàng · to wander一流yìliú · first-class潮流cháoliú · trend

Words with 通

通tōng · to go through通知tōngzhī · to notify通过tōngguò · to pass through交通jiāotōng · traffic普通话pǔtōnghuà · Mandarin沟通gōutōng · to communicate通常tōngcháng · regular畅通chàngtōng · unimpeded通俗tōngsú · popular通用tōngyòng · in common use

More words: Money & Economy

集团jítuán · group开支kāizhī · expenses亏损kuīsǔn · loss (financial)连锁liánsuǒ · chain (store etc.)垄断lǒngduàn · monopoly批发pīfā · wholesale贫困pínkùn · poor商标shāngbiāo · trademark

FAQs

流通 (liútōng) means “to circulate” or “circulation”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it liútōng: liú with a 2nd tone, then tōng with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 流通 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type liutong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 流通 from the suggestions. Typing liutong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
流通 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.