| 中流砥柱 | zhōng liú dǐ zhù | mainstay; cornerstone; tower of strength |
| 九流 | jiǔ liú | Nine Schools of Thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220BC), viz Confucians 儒家, Daoists 道家, Yin and Yang 阴阳家, Legalists 法家, Logicians 名家, Mohists 墨家, Diplomats 纵横家, Miscellaneous 杂家, and Agriculturalists 农家 |
| 二流 | èr liú | second-rate; second-tier |
| 二流子 | èr liú zi | loafer; idler; bum |
| 交流电 | jiāo liú diàn | alternating current |
| 交变流电 | jiāo biàn liú diàn | alternating current; same as 交流电 |
| 交变电流 | jiāo biàn diàn liú | alternating current (electricity); also written 交流 |
| 人工流产 | rén gōng liú chǎn | abortion |
| 人才外流 | rén cái wài liú | brain drain |
| 人才流失 | rén cái liú shī | brain drain; outflow of talent |
| 人流手术 | rén liú shǒu shù | an abortion; abbr. of 人工流产手术 |
| 付之东流 | fù zhī dōng liú | to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably |
| 付诸东流 | fù zhū dōng liú | wasted effort |
| 代数流行 | dài shù liú xíng | (math.) manifold |
| 伏流 | fú liú | hidden stream; ground stream |
| 倒背如流 | dào bèi rú liú | to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards) |
| 偏置电流 | piān zhì diàn liú | bias current (electronics) |
| 传流 | chuán liú | to spread; to hand down; to circulate |
| 克流感 | kè liú gǎn | oseltamivir; Tamiflu |
| 内流 | nèi liú | inward flowing (of river); flowing into desert |
| 内流河 | nèi liú hé | inward flowing river; river flowing into desert or salt lake, e.g. Tarim river 塔里木河 |
| 全节流 | quán jié liú | full throttle; top speed |
| 两河流域 | liǎng hé liú yù | Mesopotamia |
| 北流 | Běi liú | Beiliu county level city in Yulin 玉林, Guangxi |
| 北流市 | Běi liú shì | Beiliu county level city in Yulin 玉林, Guangxi |
| 汇流环 | huì liú huán | slip-ring; rotary electrical interface; collector ring |
| 半流体 | bàn liú tǐ | semi-fluid |
| 反用换流器 | fǎn yòng huàn liú qì | inverter, device that converts AC electricity to DC and vice versa |
| 反赤道流 | fǎn chì dào liú | equatorial counter current |
| 口碑流传 | kǒu bēi liú chuán | widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation |
| 同流合污 | tóng liú hé wū | to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others |
| 单向电流 | dān xiàng diàn liú | direct current (elec.); also written 直流 |
| 回流 | huí liú | to flow back; reflux; circumfluence; refluence; backward flow; returning flow (e.g. of talent) |
| 墨累达令流域 | Mò lèi Dá lìng liú yù | Murray-Darling river system in south Australia |
| 大步流星 | dà bù liú xīng | at a stride; taking large steps (while walking) |
| 大气环流 | dà qì huán liú | atmospheric circulation |
家丑不可外传，
流言切莫轻信 | jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán ,
liú yán qiē mò qīng xìn | Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly (common expression); Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip. |
| 富得流油 | fù de liú yóu | affluent; very rich |
| 对流层顶 | duì liú céng dǐng | tropopause; top of troposphere |
| 对答如流 | duì dá rú liú | able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer |
| 导流板 | dǎo liú bǎn | spoiler (automotive) |
| 尾流 | wěi liú | wake |
| 屁滚尿流 | pì gǔn niào liú | to piss in one's pants in terror (idiom); scared witless |
| 岔流 | chà liú | branch stream |
| 岩浆流 | yán jiāng liú | lava flow |
| 岩流 | yán liú | lava |
| 岩流圈 | yán liú quān | asthenosphere (geology) |
| 工作流 | gōng zuò liú | workflow |
| 工作流程 | gōng zuò liú chéng | workflow |
| 巨流 | jù liú | strong current; CL:股 |
