对流
duìliú
convection; convective flow
Characters in this word
流 liú
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 㐬 pennant
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 海洋对流一旦减弱，沿岸气候可能出现连锁变化。 Hǎiyáng duìliú yídàn jiǎnruò, yán'àn qìhòu kěnéng chūxiàn liánsuǒ biànhuà. Once ocean convection weakens, coastal climates may undergo a chain of changes.
- 水被加热后会产生对流，热水往上，冷水往下。 Shuǐ bèi jiārè hòu huì chǎnshēng duìliú, rè shuǐ wǎng shàng, lěng shuǐ wǎng xià. When water is heated, convection occurs: hot water rises and cold water sinks.
- 夏天午后的雷雨，常常是空气对流造成的。 Xiàtiān wǔhòu de léiyǔ, chángcháng shì kōngqì duìliú zàochéng de. Summer afternoon thunderstorms are often caused by air convection.
Related words
- 不对 búduì wrong, incorrect
- 对 duì right, correct
- 对不起 duìbuqǐ sorry, excuse me
- 对 duì to match; to face
- 对话 duìhuà dialogue
- 对面 duìmiàn opposite; across from
- 对待 duìdài to treat; to deal with
- 对方 duìfāng the other side; the other person
- 对手 duìshǒu opponent; rival
- 对象 duìxiàng partner; boyfriend or girlfriend
- 反对 fǎnduì to oppose
- 绝对 juéduì absolutely