branching stream; distributary
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
branching stream; distributary
formal此为"岔流"的异形词,多见于地理、水利或正式文本。
Hé河
liú流
zài在
cǐ此
chù处
xíng形
chéng成
yī一
tiáo条
chà差
liú流
,
xiàng向
dōng东
nán南
fāng方
xiàng向
liú流
qù去
。
The river forms a distributary here, flowing southeast.
Wèi为
le了
guàn灌
gài溉
,
rén人
men们
zài在
gàn干
liú流
chù处
kāi开
wā挖
le了
yī一
tiáo条
chà差
liú流
。
For irrigation, people excavated a branching stream from the main channel.