network of waterways; crisscrossing rivers and canals
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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a network of waterways; crisscrossing rivers, lakes, ports, and tributaries
Commonly used to describe the dense, interconnected river systems found in regions such as Jiangnan (southern Jiangsu and northern Zhejiang).
Yáng阳
chéng澄
hú湖
yī一
dài带
，
shì是
sū苏
nán南
zhù著
míng名
de的
shuǐ水
wǎng网
dì地
qū区
。
The area around Yangcheng Lake is a famous network-of-waterways region in southern Jiangsu.
Zhè这
yī一
dài带
shuǐ水
wǎng网
mì密
bù布
，
jiāo交
tōng通
zhǔ主
yào要
yī依
kào靠
chuán船
zhī只
。
Waterways are densely distributed in this area, and transportation relies mainly on boats.
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Jiāng江
nán南
shuǐ水
xiāng乡
yǐ以
shuǐ水
wǎng网
fā发
dá达
ér而
wén闻
míng名
yú于
shì世
。
The water towns of Jiangnan are world-famous for their developed networks of waterways.