流行 liúxíng — to be popular, in fashion, trending
to be popular, in fashion, trending
Meanings
to be popular, in fashion, trending
流, to flow, and 行, to travel — a taste spreading through a whole society rather than sitting in one person’s heart, which is merely 喜欢. Nobody 流行s something; a song or a style simply becomes 流行.
verbprevalent, epidemic (of a disease)
adjectiveThe same spreading sense turns clinical in 流行性感冒, an epidemic flu — a disease going around a population the way a song goes around, only far less welcome.
Example sentences
- 这种音乐现在很流行。這种音樂現在很流行。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) zhǒng (third tone, dipping) yīnyuè (first tone, high and level) xiànzài (fourth tone, falling) hěn (third tone, dipping) liúxíng. (second tone, rising)···
This kind of music is very popular right now.
- 冬天容易流行感冒，要多注意身体。冬天容易流行感冒，要多注意身體。Dōngtiān (first tone, high and level) róngyì (second tone, rising) liúxíng (second tone, rising) gǎnmào, (third tone, dipping) yào (fourth tone, falling) duō (first tone, high and level) zhùyì (fourth tone, falling) shēntǐ. (first tone, high and level)···
Flu spreads easily in winter — take good care of your health.
Common mistakes
Not quite我很流行这种音乐。
Correct这种音乐现在很流行。／我很喜欢这种音乐。
流行 describes what is popular across a whole society, not a person’s own taste. You cannot 流行 something yourself — a thing either is 流行, or you simply 喜欢 it.