流利 liú lì
“fluent”
adjective, adverbial adjectiveHSK 4 · 2021 list level 2
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
流利 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1485: 流利 liúlì — Level 4; official annotation 4 (形). PDF page 117
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 流利
流利 means “fluent,” especially when describing how well someone speaks a language. It is commonly used in patterns like 说得很流利, 流利地 + verb, or 流利的 + language. It describes language ability, not general smoothness of events.
例句Example sentences
- 她中文说得很流利。tā zhōng wén shuō de hěn liú lì.She speaks Chinese very fluently.
- 他用流利的英语回答了问题。tā yòng liú lì de yīng yǔ huí dá le wèn tí.He answered the question in fluent English.
- 我希望以后能流利地说汉语。wǒ xī wàng yǐ hòu néng liú lì de shuō hàn yǔ.I hope I can speak Chinese fluently in the future.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗他流利说中文。
✓他流利地说中文。
When 流利 describes a verb, use 地 before the verb.