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Character · VerbTraditional濬

dredge; deepen; clear

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to dredge; to deepen; to clear (a waterway)

formal

Often used in hydraulic engineering contexts regarding rivers, harbors, or channels.

Gōng工
chéng程
duì队
zhèng正
zài在
shū疏
jùn浚
hé河
dào道
 。

The engineering team is dredging the river channel.

Zhè这
sǒu艘
wā挖
ní泥
chuán船
zhuān专
mén门
yòng用
lái来
jùn浚
ní泥
 。

This dredger is specifically used for dredging mud.

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Měi每
nián年
xùn汛
qī期
qián前
dōu都
yào要
shū疏
jùn浚
pái排
shuǐ水
gōu沟
 。

The drainage ditches must be dredged before the flood season every year.

Gǎng港
kǒu口
xū需
yào要
dìng定
qī期
jùn浚
shēn深
 ,
cái才
néng能
tíng停
kào靠
dà大
chuán船
 。

The harbor needs to be deepened regularly to accommodate large ships.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
bō拨
kuǎn款
shū疏
jùn浚
le了
zhè这
tiáo条
yùn运
hé河
 。

The government allocated funds to dredge this canal.