支流

支流 [zhī liú]

1. ■ （河的支流） tributary; affluent; effluent; influent; branch; embranchment:

一条支流 a tributary

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常用词组

1. ■ （次要事物） minor aspects; nonessentials:

分清主流和支流 distinguish between the essentials and the nonessentials;

看问题时， 不要把支流当作主流。 In considering a problem, one mustn't mistake the nonessentials for the essentials.