溜

liū
HSK 6
#1,920 most
frequent character
to slip away, to escape in stealth
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

溜 puts 氵 water with 留 liú, which supplies the sound. It first named a river; from flowing water came 'to drip'. Read liū, it means to slip or sneak away.

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Example Sentences

他悄悄地溜走了。
tā qiǎoqiǎodì liūzǒu le 。
He slipped away quietly.
我们可以去溜冰。
wǒmen kěyǐ qù liūbīng 。
We can go skating.
小孩们在公园里溜滑梯。
xiǎohái mén zài gōngyuán lǐ liūhuátī 。
The children are sliding down the slide in the park.

Same Characters, Different Readings

溜liù
swift current, rapids

Words with similar meanings

滑huá
to glide
Refers to moving smoothly over a surface, often with less emphasis on stealth.
偷偷tōutōu
to sneak
Emphasizes the stealthy aspect of escaping or moving quietly.

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