Usage note
流利表示说得顺畅自然。
liú lì biǎo shì shuō dé shùn chàng zì rán。
Fluent means speaking smoothly and naturally.
Context note
流利常出现在语言学习和口语里。
liú lì cháng chū xiàn zài yǔ yán xué xí hé kǒu yǔ lǐ。
Fluent often appears in language learning and speaking.
5 examples
他说中文很流利。
tā shuō zhōng wén hěn liú lì。
He speaks Chinese very fluently.
我想说得更流利。
wǒ xiǎng shuō dé gèng liú lì。
I want to speak more fluently.
她的口语很流利。
tā de kǒu yǔ hěn liú lì。
Her spoken language is very fluent.
读得流利。
dú dé liú lì。
Read fluently.
老师说要多练习，才能更流利。
lǎo shī shuō yào duō liàn xí， cái néng gèng liú lì。
The teacher said you need to practice more to become more fluent.
5 mini stories
我每天练口语，希望以后能说得更流利。
wǒ měi tiān liàn kǒu yǔ， xī wàng yǐ hòu néng shuō dé gèng liú lì。
I practice speaking every day, hoping to be more fluent in the future.
这位同学说话很流利，大家都很佩服。
zhè wèi tóng xué shuō huà hěn liú lì， dà jiā dōu hěn pèi fú。
This classmate speaks very fluently, and everyone admires him.
老师说流利不是一下子学会的，要慢慢来。
lǎo shī shuō liú lì bú shì yí xià zǐ xué huì de， yào màn màn lái。
The teacher said fluency is not learned all at once; it takes time.
我读完这个句子以后，觉得越来越流利了。
wǒ dú wán zhè ge jù zi yǐ hòu， jué de yuè lái yuè liú lì le。
After reading this sentence, I felt more and more fluent.
多听多说，可以让口语更流利。
duō tīng duō shuō， kě yǐ ràng kǒu yǔ gèng liú lì。
Listening and speaking more can make spoken language more fluent.
Mini dialogue
说中文
A
你的中文说得很流利！
Nǐ de Zhōngwén shuō de hěn liúlì!
You speak Chinese very fluently!
B
谢谢，我每天都练习。
Xièxie, wǒ měitiān dōu liànxí.
Thank you, I practice every day.
读课文
A
你能读一下这篇课文吗？
Nǐ néng dú yīxià zhè piān kèwén ma?
Can you read this text?
B
我试试。我希望我能读得很流利。
Wǒ shì shi. Wǒ xīwàng wǒ néng dú de hěn liúlì.
I'll try. I hope I can read it very fluently.
Related words and contrasts
similar
熟练
shú liàn
skilled
熟练 means proficient in a skill, similar to fluent.
similar
流暢
liú chàng
smooth
Describes speech or writing that flows smoothly.
opposite
结巴
jiē ba
to stutter
Opposite of speaking fluently.