héshēn

河身

Word · Noun

riverbed

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

riverbed

formal

A technical or geographical term referring to the channel in which a river flows.

Yóu由
yú于
gān干
hàn旱
 ,
hé河
shēn身
wán完
quán全
luǒ裸
lù露
chū出
lái来
le了
 。

Due to the drought, the riverbed is completely exposed.

Gōng工
chéng程
shī师
men们
zhèng正
zài在
kān勘
cè测
zhè这
duàn段
hé河
shēn身
de的
shēn深
dù度
 。

The engineers are surveying the depth of this section of the riverbed.

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Hóng洪
shuǐ水
guò过
hòu后
 ,
hé河
shēn身
lǐ里
liú留
xià下
le了
xǔ许
duō多
ní泥
shā沙
 。

After the flood, a lot of silt was left in the riverbed.