支流

sān tiáo zhī liú huì zhù rù hé

三条支流汇注入河。

Three tributaries converge and flow into the river.

huáng hé yǒu hǎo jǐ tiáo zhī liú

黄河有好几条支流。

There are several tributaries of the Yellow River.

yī tiáo xiǎo hé de zhī liú cóng páng biān liú guo

一条小河的支流从旁边流过。

A tributary of a small river flows by.

guān chá xíng shì yào qū bié zhǔ liú hé zhī liú

观察形势要区别主流和支流。

Observe the situation to distinguish between the essentials and the nonessentials.

kǎo lǜ wèn tí shí bù yào bǎ zhī liú dāng zuò zhǔ liú

考虑问题时，不要把支流当做主流。

In considering a problem, one mustn't mistake the non-essentials for the essentials.

lì shǐ shang de wén xué dà cháo bèi fēn liè wéi sān gè zhī liú

历史上的文学大潮被分裂为三个支流。

The literary tide in history is divided into three branches.