🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

流出

Pronunciation / Transliteration: liú chū

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Outflow/ˈaʊt.floʊ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"水的流出被监测。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act or process of flowing out.

    "The outflow of water from the reservoir was carefully monitored."
  2. 2

    The amount of something that flows out, especially in a financial context.

    "The company's outflow of cash increased significantly last quarter."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'outflow' is derived from the combination of the prefix 'out-' meaning 'away from' and the root 'flow', which comes from Old English 'flowan', meaning 'to flow'. The word has evolved to describe the movement of liquid or other substances away from a particular point, particularly in contexts such as hydrology and finance.

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