对答如流
duì​dá​rú​liú

to answer fluently

  • created sense approved 对答如流/對答如流 · duì​dá​rú​liú · to answer fluently — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    对答如流 / 對答如流

    duì​dá​rú​liú

    to answer fluently

    (idiom) able to reply quickly and fluently, as if the words are flowing like water; to have a ready answer and sharp mind

    对答 (literal) → 对答/對答 · duì​dá · to reply; response 如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 流 (literal) → 流 · liú · smooth

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense