river basin; drainage area
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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river basin; drainage area; watershed
formalA geographical term referring to the entire land area drained by a river system, including all its tributaries.
Huáng黄
hé河
liú流
yù域
shì是
Zhōng中
huá华
wén文
míng明
de的
fā发
yuán源
dì地
。
The Yellow River basin is the cradle of Chinese civilization.
Yà亚
mǎ马
xùn逊
hé河
liú流
yù域
yǒng拥
yǒu有
shì世
jiè界
shàng上
zuì最
dà大
de的
rè热
dài带
yǔ雨
lín林
。
The Amazon River basin contains the world's largest tropical rainforest.
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Cháng长
jiāng江
liú流
yù域
de的
shuǐ水
zī资
yuán源
fēi非
cháng常
fēng丰
fù富
。
The water resources in the Yangtze River basin are extremely abundant.
Bǎo保
hù护
liú流
yù域
de的
shēng生
tài态
huán环
jìng境
zhì至
guān关
zhòng重
yào要
。
Protecting the ecological environment of the river basin is crucial.
Zhè这
ge个
guó国
jiā家
de的
jǐ几
ge个
zhǔ主
yào要
liú流
yù域
dōu都
chū出
xiàn现
le了
gān干
hàn旱
。
Drought has occurred in several major river basins of this country.