流利
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
流利 (liúlì) · fluent
流利 (liúlì) means “fluent”. It is written with 2 characters: 流 (to flow) + 利 (gains). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 流利 is built
The characters
流 liú · to flow
What 流 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 㐬liú — pennant
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 川chuān — stream
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 㐬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
利 lì · gains
What 利 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: Harvesting 刂 grain 禾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他汉语说得很流利。Tā Hànyǔ shuō de hěn liúlì.He speaks Chinese very fluently.
你的英语流利吗？Nǐ de Yīngyǔ liúlì ma?Is your English fluent?
Questions about 流利
What does 流利 mean?
流利 (liúlì) means “fluent”.
How do you pronounce 流利?
流利 is pronounced liúlì.
Which HSK level is 流利?
流利 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 流行liúxíngpopular
- 交流jiāoliúto communicate
- 潮流cháoliútrend
- 流传liúchuánto spread
- 流泪liúlèito shed tears
- 轮流lúnliúto take turns
- 川流不息chuānliúbùxīnever-ending flow (of people, traffic)
- 流浪liúlàngto wander
- 流露liúlùto reveal
- 流氓liúmánghoodlum
Learn 流利 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 52: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.