Usage note
流行表示很多人喜欢，变得常见。
liú xíng biǎo shì hěn duō rén xǐ huan， biàn de cháng jiàn。
Popular means liked by many people and becoming common.
Context note
流行常出现在衣服、歌曲和文化里。
liú xíng cháng chū xiàn zài yī fu 、 gē qǔ hé wén huà lǐ。
Popular often appears in clothes, songs, and culture.
5 examples
这种颜色很流行。
zhè zhǒng yán sè hěn liú xíng。
This color is very popular.
这首歌很流行。
zhè shǒu gē hěn liú xíng。
This song is very popular.
现在很流行这个。
xiàn zài hěn liú xíng zhè ge。
This is very popular now.
流行的东西很多。
liú xíng de dōng xī hěn duō。
There are many popular things.
他喜欢流行音乐。
tā xǐ huan liú xíng yīn yuè。
He likes pop music.
5 mini stories
现在流行蓝色衣服，很多人都在穿。
xiàn zài liú xíng lán sè yī fu， hěn duō rén dōu zài chuān。
Blue clothes are popular now, and many people are wearing them.
这首歌很流行，大家都会唱一点。
zhè shǒu gē hěn liú xíng， dà jiā dōu huì chàng yì diǎn。
This song is very popular, and everyone can sing a little.
老师说流行的东西不一定适合每个人。
lǎo shī shuō liú xíng de dōng xī bù yí dìng shì hé měi gè rén。
The teacher said popular things do not necessarily suit everyone.
我看到一本很流行的故事书。
wǒ kàn dào yì běn hěn liú xíng de gù shì shū。
I saw a very popular storybook.
流行的发型每年都在变。
liú xíng de fà xíng měi nián dōu zài biàn。
Popular hairstyles change every year.
Mini dialogue
音乐课
A
这首歌最近很流行，你听过吗？
Zhè shǒu gē zuìjìn hěn liúxíng, nǐ tīng guò ma?
This song is very popular recently, have you heard it?
B
听过，我们班很多同学都喜欢。
Tīng guò, wǒmen bān hěn duō tóngxué dōu xǐhuan.
Yes, many classmates in our class like it.
新游戏
A
现在流行什么游戏？
Xiànzài liúxíng shénme yóuxì?
What game is popular now?
B
这个拼图游戏很流行，我们一起玩吧。
Zhège pīntú yóuxì hěn liúxíng, wǒmen yīqǐ wán ba.
This puzzle game is very popular, let's play together.
Related words and contrasts
similar
受欢迎
shòu huān yíng
well-received, popular
受欢迎 describes someone or something that people like.
opposite
过时
guò shí
outdated, out of fashion
过时 is the opposite of 流行, meaning no longer popular.