主流 zhǔliú main stream (of a river)
main stream (of a river); figuratively the essential point; main viewpoint of a matter; mainstream (culture etc)
怎么记住“主流”: 主 lord + 流 flow = main stream (of a river).
汉字
用法
- The mainstream - 主流文化 (zhǔliú wénhuà) mainstream culture; 主流媒体 (zhǔliú méitǐ) mainstream media.
- Literally the main current of a river 江河主流, extended to the dominant trend or majority view.
- Opposite 非主流 (fēizhǔliú), 'alternative/niche', which became a youth-subculture label online - 非主流音乐 (fēizhǔliú yīnyuè) alternative music.