Definition

Examples

• 这条河的干流很长，支流也很多。
  Zhè tiáo hé de gàn liú hěn cháng, zhīliú yě hěn duō.
  The trunk stream of this river is very long, and it has many tributaries.
• 学术界的干流观点正在发生变化。
  Xuéshùjiè de gàn liú guāndiǎn zhèngzài fāshēng biànhuà.
  The mainstream view in academia is changing.
• 长江的干流流经多个省份。
  Cháng Jiāng de gàn liú liújīng duō gè shěngfèn.
  The trunk stream of the Yangtze River flows through multiple provinces.