water route distance; voyage
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
distance of a water route; voyage distance; journey by water
Refers to the distance or duration of travel by boat or ship. Often used in literary or formal contexts when describing river or sea voyages.
Chuán船
xíng行
shǐ驶
le了
liù六
qī七
lǐ里
shuǐ水
chéng程
jiù就
kào靠
le了
àn岸
。
The boat traveled six or seven li by water and then docked.
Cóng从
Wǔ武
hàn汉
dào到
Shàng上
hǎi海
de的
shuǐ水
chéng程
dà大
yuē约
xū需
yào要
sì四
tiān天
。
The water journey from Wuhan to Shanghai takes about four days.
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Zhè这
duàn段
shuǐ水
chéng程
suī虽
rán然
bù不
yuǎn远
，
dàn但
shì是
shuǐ水
liú流
hěn很
jí急
。
Although this stretch of water is not far, the current is very swift.