Meaning of 流通
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to circulate; to distribute
- circulation; distribution
How to use 流通
流通 is used for money, goods, information, and air moving around freely. It works as a verb or as a noun meaning circulation or distribution. Example: 这种硬币已经不流通了。(Zhè zhǒng yìngbì yǐjīng bù liútōng le.) This kind of coin is no longer in circulation.
流 (liú) means to flow, like water, and 通 (tōng) means to go through without blockage. When money, goods, or air flow through freely, they 流通 (liútōng), they circulate.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 流通 with 流行 (liúxíng). 流行 means popular or spreading as a trend, while 流通 means physically or economically circulating. So say 空气流通 (kōngqì liútōng) for good air flow, not 空气流行.
Stroke order for each character
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流 liú · to flow · 10 strokes
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通 tōng · to go through · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 流通.
| 通过 | tōngguò | to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation) |
| 通知 | tōngzhī | to notify; to inform |
| 普通 | pǔtōng | common; ordinary |
| 流行 | liúxíng | (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) |
| 交通 | jiāotōng | to be connected; traffic |
| 流利 | liúlì | fluent |
| 普通话 | pǔtōnghuà | Putonghua; standard Mandarin |
| 通常 | tōngcháng | regular; usual; normal; usually; normally |
| 交流 | jiāoliú | to exchange; exchange |
| 通信 | tōngxìn | to correspond (by letter, email etc); to send or receive messages through telecommunicatio |
| 流传 | liúchuán | to spread; to circulate; to hand down |
| 潮流 | cháoliú | tide; current |
Questions about 流通
What does 流通 mean?
流通 (liútōng) means "to circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 流通?
流通 is made of 2 characters: 流 (10 strokes), 通 (10 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 流通 an HSK word?
Yes. 流通 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do I say a room is well ventilated using 流通?
You can say 房间里空气很流通 (fángjiān lǐ kōngqì hěn liútōng), meaning the air in the room circulates well. 空气流通 is a very common fixed pairing.
What is the difference between 流通 and 交通?
交通 (jiāotōng) refers to traffic and transportation, like roads and vehicles. 流通 refers to things such as money, goods, or air circulating, as in 商品流通 (shāngpǐn liútōng), the distribution of goods.