tự chảy

Nước tự chảy từ vòi vào một cái cốc trong suốt.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Self-flowing / Naturally flowing: Describes a liquid, most commonly water, that moves or flows under its own force or due to natural conditions like gravity, without requiring pumping or mechanical assistance. It implies a continuous, effortless flow.
   • Running / Flowing: Used to characterize water that is not stagnant, such as in a stream or river.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nước tự chảy từ trên núi xuống. (Water flows naturally down from the mountain.)
  • Chúng tôi tìm thấy một con suối tự chảy. (We found a self-flowing stream.)
  • Hệ thống tưới tiêu này sử dụng nước tự chảy. (This irrigation system uses running water.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in technical or descriptive contexts related to hydrology, plumbing, or natural resources to distinguish flowing sources from static ones.
  • Mạch nước ngầm tự chảy rất quý giá. (A self-flowing aquifer is very precious.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chảy (v): to flow, to run.

  • Nước chảy ra từ vòi. (Water flows from the tap.)

• Dòng chảy (n): flow, current.

  • Dòng chảy của con sông rất mạnh. (The river's current is very strong.)

Synonyms

• Flowing: (of a liquid) moving steadily and continuously.
• Running: (of water) flowing naturally or from a tap.
• Gravity-fed: moved by the force of gravity.

Related Idioms

• Nước chảy đá mòn: Persistence pays off. (Literally: "Flowing water wears away stone.")

  • Hãy kiên nhẫn, nước chảy đá mòn mà. (Be patient, persistence pays off.)

• Nước chảy chỗ trũng: Money flows to where it already is. (Literally: "Water flows to the low ground.")

  • Công ty lớn càng dễ vay tiền, đúng là nước chảy chỗ trũng. (Big companies find it easier to borrow money; it's like water flowing to the low ground.)