jié​liú

to dam a river

  • created sense approved 截流 · jié​liú · to dam a river — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    截流

    jié​liú

    to dam a river

    to dam a river or block a watercourse in order to raise the water level or change its direction

    截, 流

    截 (literal) → 截 · jié · to stop 流 (literal) → 流 · liú · stream

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  • created sense approved 截流 · jié​liú · to cut off funds — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    截流

    jié​liú

    to cut off funds

    (metaphorical) to cut off or stem the flow of capital or funds

    截 (literal) → 截 · jié · to cut off 流 (literal) → 流 · liú · stream

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

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