chí
坻
islet in water
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
small islet or sandbar in water; tiny piece of land in a river or lake
literaryClassical Chinese term found in ancient poetry, notably in the *Book of Songs* (《诗经·秦风·蒹葭》). Rarely used in modern speech.
Sù溯
yóu游
cóng从
zhī之
，
wǎn宛
zài在
shuǐ水
zhōng中
chí坻
。
Following the current upstream, she seems to be on an islet in the middle of the water.
Hé河
zhōng中
de的
nà那
kuài块
xiǎo小
chí坻
shàng上
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
lú芦
wěi苇
。
That small islet in the river is overgrown with reeds.