HSK 6 · Ideas

主流 zhǔliú “mainstream” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 主流 means

  1. mainstream
  2. main current
  3. main stream (of a river)
  4. fig. the essential point
  5. main viewpoint of a matter
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • mainstream (culture etc)

How to say 主流

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale主zhǔ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale流liú2nd tone, rising

主流 in a sentence

  1. 这种观点是现在的主流。

    Zhè zhǒng guāndiǎn shì xiànzài de zhǔliú.

    This view is now the mainstream.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这种音乐已经成为主流了。

    Zhè zhǒng yīnyuè yǐjīng chéngwéi zhǔliú le.

    This kind of music has gone mainstream.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 主流 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 主 (zhǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
主zhǔowner
  • 丶dot · zhǔ
  • 王king · wáng

Memory aidThe dot 丶 on top was once the flame of a lamp: the main one, the master.

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.

How to write 主流

主 5 strokes · 流 10 strokes

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

Words related to 主流

Words with 主

主要zhǔyào · main主意zhǔyi · plan主人zhǔrén · master主张zhǔzhāng · to advocate主持zhǔchí · to host (a programme or event)主观zhǔguān · subjective主任zhǔrèn · director公主gōngzhǔ · princess主席zhǔxí · chairperson主题zhǔtí · theme

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流通liútōng · to circulate

More words: Ideas & Concepts

支柱zhīzhù · pillar重心zhòngxīn · centre of gravity周折zhōuzhé · twists and turns转折zhuǎnzhé · turning point准则zhǔnzé · principle主义zhǔyì · -ism自力更生zìlìgēngshēng · self-reliance姿态zītài · posture

FAQs

主流 (zhǔliú) means “mainstream” or “main current”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhǔliú: zhǔ with a 3rd tone, then liú with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 主流 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhuliu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 主流 from the suggestions. Typing zhuliu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
主流 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.