chi lưu
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tributary
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tributary
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
tributary Discourse & Logic
A small river or stream that flows into and provides water to a larger main river.
vi Con sông nhỏ này là một chi lưu của dòng sông Hồng lớn.
en This small river is a tributary of the large Red River.
Parts
chi / lưu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 支流 …
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Parts
chi / lưu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 支流 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 支流
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
支流
Candidates by syllable
chi
支
lưu
流（留 / 硫 / 琉 / 畱）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
chi nhánh / phụ lưu / tributary
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Similar
chi nhánh / phụ lưu / tributary
Use
chi tiết / chi phiếu / chi trả / chi đội …
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Use
chi tiết / chi phiếu / chi trả / chi đội …