lake (dialectal)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
lake; pond
dialectUsed chiefly in northern Chinese dialects, especially in the Beijing–Tianjin region, to refer to a lake or a large pond.
Cūn村
dōng东
tóu头
yǒu有
gè个
hǎi海
zi子
，
xià夏
tiān天
hái孩
zi子
men们
cháng常
qù去
nàr那
yóu儿
yǒng游
泳
。
There's a lake at the east end of the village where children often go swimming in the summer.
Zhè这
piàn片
hǎi海
zi子
gān干
le了
duō多
nián年
，
jīn今
nián年
yǔ雨
shuǐ水
duō多
，
zhōng终
yú于
yòu又
yǒu有
shuǐ水
le了
。
This lake had been dry for years, but with the heavy rains this year, it finally has water again.
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Lǎo老
Běi北
jīng京
bǎ把
Jī积
shuǐ水
tán潭
yí一
dài带
dōu都
jiào叫
zuò做
hǎi海
zi子
。
Old Beijingers called the whole Jishuitan area 'haizi'.