zhī
liú

common
noun

Meaning of 支流

支流 means tributary; branch of a river that flows into a larger river or main stream; secondary matter; offshoot; figurative tributary accompanying the main thing. Pronounced zhī liú.

  • tributary; branch of a river that flows into a larger river or main stream
  • secondary matter; offshoot; figurative tributary accompanying the main thing

Definitions & Examples

Cháng
Jiāng
yǒu
hěn
duō
zhī
liú
 

The Yangtze River has many tributaries.

Zhè
tiáo
zhī
liú
huì
Huáng
 

This tributary flows into the Yellow River.

xué
jiā
zhèng
zài
yán
jiū
zhè
tiáo
zhī
liú
de
shēng
tài
huán
jìng
 

Geographers are studying the ecological environment of this tributary.