river system; drainage system; river network
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river system; drainage system; the complete network of a main river and its tributaries within a river basin
technicalTechnical term in geography and hydrology referring to the hierarchical network formed by a main stream (干流) and all its tributaries (支流) within a drainage basin.
Cháng长
Jiāng江
shuǐ水
xì系
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
zuì最
dà大
de的
shuǐ水
xì系
。
The Yangtze River system is the largest river system in China.
Jiā嘉
líng陵
Jiāng江
、
Hàn汉
Shuǐ水
、
Xiāng湘
Jiāng江
dōu都
shì是
Cháng长
Jiāng江
shuǐ水
xì系
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zhī支
liú流
。
The Jialing, Han, and Xiang rivers are all important tributaries of the Yangtze River system.
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Dì地
lǐ理
kè课
shàng上
wǒ我
men们
xué学
xí习
le了
shì世
jiè界
zhǔ主
yào要
shuǐ水
xì系
de的
fēn分
bù布
。
In geography class, we studied the distribution of the world's major river systems.
Huáng黄
Hé河
shuǐ水
xì系
liú流
jīng经
jiǔ九
gè个
shěng省
fèn份
。
The Yellow River system flows through nine provinces.