wài
liú

common
verb

Meaning of 外流

外流 means to flow out; to drain away; (of population, capital, or resources) to move abroad or to other regions. Pronounced wài liú.

  • to flow out; to drain away; (of population, capital, or resources) to move abroad or to other regions

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
nián
rén
cái
wài
liú
de
wèn
yuè
lái
yuè
yán
zhòng
 

The brain drain has become increasingly serious in recent years.

Yóu
huì
wěn
dìng
 
liàng
běn
wài
liú
 

Due to exchange rate instability, large amounts of capital are flowing out.

Zhè
de
rén
kǒu
wài
liú
dǎo
zhì
dāng
jīng
shuāi
tuì退
 

The population exodus from this region has led to local economic decline.

Fáng
zhǐ
huáng
jīn
wài
liú
shì
dāng
shí
de
jīng
zhèng
zhòng
diǎn
 

Preventing the outflow of gold was a key economic policy focus at the time.