river section; reach; stretch
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a section of a river; river reach; stretch of river
Technical term used in geography, hydrology, and environmental science to refer to a specific segment of a river between two points.
Cháng长
Jiāng江
zhōng中
yóu游
hé河
duàn段
chū出
xiàn现
hóng洪
fēng峰
。
Flood peaks appeared in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.
Zhè这
gè个
hé河
duàn段
de的
shuǐ水
zhì质
fēi非
cháng常
hǎo好
，
shì适
hé合
yóu游
yǒng泳
。
The water quality in this river section is excellent, making it suitable for swimming.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Gōng工
chéng程
shī师
zhèng正
zài在
kān勘
cè测
xià下
yóu游
hé河
duàn段
de的
dì地
xíng形
。
Engineers are surveying the terrain of the downstream river section.