溜

liū

to slip away

to escape in stealth; to skate

water (氵) + sound liū (留) = to slip away smoothly

留 mainly gives the sound liū; the water radical carries the sense of slipping or gliding smoothly, like water flowing past without friction.

氵+留→溜
氵WaterSemantic
留To stayPhonetic

开会的时候,他悄悄地溜走了。

kāi huì de shí hou, tā qiāo qiāo de liū zǒu le。

During the meeting, he quietly slipped away.

妈妈一转身,小猫就从门缝里溜出去了。

māma yī zhuǎn shēn, xiǎo māo jiù cóng mén fèng lǐ liū chū qù le。

The moment mom turned around, the little cat slipped out through the gap in the door.

Words with 溜

一溜烟

yī liù yān

like a wisp of smoke

滑溜

huá liu

smooth

溜须拍马

liū xū pāi mǎ

to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants

溜索

liū suǒ

zip line

酸不溜丢

suān bu liū diū

sour

酸不溜秋

suān bu liū qiū

see 酸不溜丟|酸不溜丢[suan1 bu5 liu1 diu1]

酸溜溜

suān liū liū

sour

开溜

kāi liū

to leave in stealth

随大溜

suí dà liù

to follow the crowd

顺口溜

shùn kǒu liū

popular piece of doggerel

顺溜

shùn liu

orderly

麻溜

má liu

(dialect) quickly; briskly; without delay (northern colloquialism, often used in commands)

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