bāng
浜
small river; creek
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
small river; creek; stream
dialectPrimarily a dialect term used in areas like Wu Chinese (e.g., Shanghai, Suzhou). Often found in place names. The character 浜 is also used in Standard Chinese as part of transliterations (e.g., 横浜 Yokohama).
Wǒ我
jiā家
mén门
qián前
yǒu有
yī一
tiáo条
xiǎo小
bāng浜
。
There is a small creek in front of my house.
Hé河
bāng浜
lǐ里
cháng常
yǒu有
yā鸭
zi子
zài在
yóu游
。
Ducks are often swimming in the creek.
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Qù去
bāng浜
biān边
diào钓
yú鱼
。
Go fishing by the stream.
Sū苏
zhōu州
hé河
yǐ以
qián前
shì是
tiáo条
chòu臭
shuǐ水
bāng浜
。
Suzhou Creek was once a polluted stream.