chánchán
潺潺
sound of flowing water; murmur; babble
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Meanings
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murmuring; babbling; gurgling
literaryA poetic or descriptive term used to depict the gentle, continuous sound of flowing water. Commonly found in literature and nature descriptions.
Shān山
jiān间
xiǎo小
xī溪
chán潺
chán潺
de地
liú流
tǎng淌
zhe着
。
The mountain stream flows with a gentle murmur.
Yè夜
wǎn晚
，
zhǐ只
néng能
tīng听
jiàn见
yuǎn远
chù处
quán泉
shuǐ水
chán潺
chán潺
de的
shēng声
yīn音
。
At night, all you can hear is the distant babble of the spring.
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Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
miáo描
huì绘
le了
chán潺
chán潺
liú流
shuǐ水
hé和
qīng青
qīng青
zhú竹
lín林
。
This painting depicts babbling brooks and verdant bamboo forests.
Tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
tīng听
yǔ雨
shēng声
chán潺
chán潺
，
zhè这
néng能
ràng让
tā他
píng平
jìng静
xià下
lái来
。
He likes listening to the murmuring sound of rain; it calms him down.