溜
slide; sneak away; smooth; glance; along; very
Meanings
7 senses · 16 examplesverb
to slide; to glide; to slip
Used for smooth movement on a surface, or sliding down a slope.
Children love to skate on the ice surface.
He accidentally slipped down from the hillside.
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The inline skaters are gliding very fast on the square.
verb
to sneak away; to slip in quietly
informalDescribes moving secretly without being noticed, often used for leaving a place quietly or entering a space covertly.
He heard the teacher would scold him, so he snuck away quietly.
Several thieves slipped into the warehouse and stole a batch of goods.
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He slipped out during the meeting to take a phone call.
adjective
smooth; slippery; glossy
Describes a surface with no roughness or bumps.
This piece of jade feels very smooth and glossy.
This plastic tabletop is very slippery, hard to put things on.
verb
to glance at; to take a quick look
dialectUsed in northern Chinese dialects, means to take a quick, casual look at something.
Glance at this document quickly to check for mistakes.
He glanced at his watch and found he was already late.
verb
to follow along; to move along the edge
Used to describe moving close to the edge or side of an object or space.
After school, he always walks along the wall to avoid fighting with classmates.
To avoid the crowd, we walked along the path by the lake.
adverb
very; extremely
dialectUsed exclusively before monosyllabic adjectives in northern Chinese dialects, to emphasize the degree of the quality.
This road is perfectly straight, very comfortable to drive on.
Mom's cooking is extremely delicious, we ate all of it up.
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This clothes is perfectly neat, fits me exactly.
verb
to cook by deep-frying and stirring with starch sauce
technical (cooking)A variant form of the cooking term 熘, referring to a cooking method where ingredients are fried then coated with a starchy sauce.
Tonight we plan to make shredded potatoes with vinegar sauce using the liu cooking method.