支流

zhī liú

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

tributary (river)

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Characters

支zhīto support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)十又流liúto flow, to drift, to circulate; class氵㐬

Examples

亚马逊河有很多支流。

Yà mǎ xùn Hé yǒu hěn duō zhī liú.

The Amazon is fed by a large number of tributaries.