流行 (liúxíng) — popular; fashionable; in vogue

HSK 3 | adjective/verb | widely spread or currently trendy

流行 (liúxíng)

流行 describes something that is widely spread among people, whether a trend, style, or disease.

Meanings

  1. [adj/verb] popular; fashionable; in vogue; to spread widely

Example Sentences

这首歌现在非常流行。 Zhè shǒu gē xiànzài fēicháng liúxíng. This song is very popular right now.

短视频在年轻人中越来越流行。 Duǎn shìpín zài niánqīngrén zhōng yuèláiyuè liúxíng. Short videos are becoming more and more popular among young people.

这种颜色今年很流行。 Zhè zhǒng yánsè jīnnián hěn liúxíng. This color is very fashionable this year.

那种感冒在冬天容易流行。 Nà zhǒng gǎnmào zài dōngtiān róngyì liúxíng. That kind of cold easily spreads in winter.

Collocations

Collocation Meaning
流行音乐 pop music
流行趋势 popular trend
非常流行 very popular
流行病 epidemic; infectious disease

Memory Hook

流 means "to flow" and 行 means "to travel/go." Something popular flows and travels everywhere among people.