traffic flow; stream of vehicles
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
continuous, heavy stream of moving vehicles; traffic flow
neutralA metaphor comparing the movement of vehicles to a flowing river; used in everyday speech and traffic/urban planning contexts.
Gāo高
fēng峰
shí时
duàn段
，
zhè这
tiáo条
lù路
shàng上
de的
chē车
liú流
huǎn缓
màn慢
de得
xiàng像
níng凝
gù固
le了
yī一
yàng样
。
During rush hour, the traffic flow on this road is as slow as if it's frozen.
Jiǎo交
jǐng警
zhèng正
zài在
jiān监
kòng控
zhǔ主
gàn干
dào道
de的
shí实
shí时
chē车
liú流
。
The traffic police are monitoring the real-time traffic flow on the main artery.
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Wǎn晚
shàng上
shí十
diǎn点
yǐ以
hòu后
，
shì市
qū区
de的
chē车
liú流
míng明
xiǎn显
jiǎn减
shǎo少
le了
。
After 10 PM, the stream of vehicles in the city center noticeably diminishes.
Zhè这
zuò座
xīn新
jiàn建
de的
dà大
qiáo桥
yǒu有
xiào效
fēn分
liú流
le了
guò过
jiāng江
de的
chē车
liú流
。
This newly built bridge effectively diverts the traffic flow crossing the river.