支流

zhīliú
tributary (river)

CEDICT

  1. (figuratively) minor aspects
  2. (literally) tributary (river that flows into a larger river)
  3. minor aspects
  4. tributary (river that flows into a larger river)

Wiktionary

  1. 由主流分出來的小河流。
  2. 分支、支系。

重編國語辭典

  1. <比喻>伴随主要事物而出现的次要事物。
  2. 流入干流的河流。

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 支 zhī
  1. to support
  2. to sustain
  3. to erect
  4. to raise
  5. branch
  6. division
  7. to draw money
  8. classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
2 流 liú
  1. to flow
  2. to disseminate
  3. to circulate or spread
  4. to move or drift
  5. to degenerate
  6. to banish or send into exile
  7. stream of water or sth resembling one
  8. class, rate or grade

Related entries

流派 liúpài
  1. tributary (stream)
  2. (fig.) school (of thought)
  3. genre
  4. style