Definition
溜 (liū) has three senses: 'slip away' (no direct synonym among siblings), 'skate' (only in compounds like 溜冰, which covers both ice and roller skating, unlike 滑冰 which is only ice skating), and 'stroll' (similar to 转悠 but often implies a specific route, e.g., 溜一圈).
verb
to slip awayto sneak offto skate (usually in fixed compounds like 溜冰)to take a strollto wander around
Easily confused
- 遛liùlook-aliketo walk (an animal)
- 六liùsound-alikesix
- 留liúlook-aliketo stay; to remain (in a place)
- 流liúsound-aliketo flow (of liquids, air, etc.)
Examples
- 溜。Xiǎotōu chèn méi rén zhùyì liū le.The thief slipped away when nobody was looking.
- 。Dōngtiān tāmen cháng qù hú biān liū bīng.In winter they often go ice skating at the lake.
- 溜。Wǎnfàn hòu wǒ zài xiǎoqū lǐ liū le yì quān.After dinner, I took a stroll around the neighborhood.
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