流水

• 병음: liú shuǐ
• 한자 분석: 流 = 氵+ 㐬 (flowing); 水 = pictograph of flowing water

뜻

흐르는 물; (공정·매출의) 유수

Literally means flowing water, but appears in many compound expressions: 流水线 (assembly line), 流水账 (running account), and the idiom 流水不腐 (running water does not stagnate — implying that constant activity keeps things healthy). Used both literally and figuratively.

예문

1. 山间溪流的流水声清脆悦耳，让人忘却了城市中的喧嚣。
2. 工厂引进了先进的流水作业系统，大幅提升了生产效率。
3. 他随手记了一份流水账，记录了这次旅途中所有的开销。

사용 가이드

맥락: nature, business, idiom

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 这条山涧的流水终年不断，是附近村庄重要的饮用水来源。(The flowing water of this mountain stream never stops throughout the year and is an important drinking water source for nearby villages.)
• 他们将原有工序改造为流水作业，效率提高了将近三倍。(They converted the original process into an assembly-line workflow, improving efficiency by nearly three times.)

피해야 할 표현

• 将流水账误解为负面意思 — 流水账 simply means a running account or detailed itemised record, not necessarily a criticism (Don't assume 流水账 is pejorative — it just means a detailed itemised record of income and expenditure)

기원과 역사

流 (to flow) + 水 (water)

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal