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川流不息

chuān liú bù xī

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow

Definition

形容行人、车马等像水流一样连续不断。

Describing a continuous flow of people, vehicles, etc., like a stream.

Usage

常用来形容街道上行人车辆来往频繁、络绎不绝的景象。

Often used to describe a busy scene with a constant stream of pedestrians and vehicles on the street.

Examples

  • 1 节日的街道上,行人川流不息,热闹非凡。 (On the festive streets, people come and go in an endless stream, bustling with excitement.)
  • 2 地铁站出口处,乘客川流不息,秩序井然。 (At the exit of the subway station, passengers flow in a continuous stream, with good order.)
  • 3 这家商场门口车水马龙,顾客川流不息。 (The entrance of this mall is crowded with traffic, and customers come and go continuously.)
  • 4 早高峰时期,上班族们川流不息地涌入办公楼。 (During the morning rush hour, office workers stream into the office building without stopping.)
  • 5 集市上人流川流不息,各种叫卖声此起彼伏。 (In the market, the crowd flows endlessly, with various hawking sounds rising and falling.)

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