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主流

zhǔ liú

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Noun

主流 (zhǔ liú) is a Chinese word meaning “main stream (of a river)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. main stream (of a river)
  2. fig. the essential point
  3. main viewpoint of a matter
  4. mainstream (culture etc)

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Example

環保已經成為社會的主流想法。

Environmentalism has become a mainstream idea in society.

Related words at this level

主導主婦主觀主見主體主席主修主演

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).