shuǐxiāng

水乡

Word · NounTraditional水鄉

water town; river country

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

a region with many rivers and lakes; water country

Typically refers to regions like Jiangnan (southern Yangtze River area) famous for canals, waterways, and traditional towns built around water systems.

Jiāng江
nán南
shuǐ水
xiāng乡
fēng风
jǐng景
rú如
huà画
 。

The water towns of Jiangnan are picturesque.

Zhè这
shì是
yī一
gè个
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
shuǐ水
xiāng乡
gǔ古
zhèn镇
 。

This is a typical ancient water town.

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Nà那
lǐ里
hé河
wǎng网
mì密
bù布
 ,
shì是
gè个
míng名
fù副
qí其
shí实
de的
shuǐ水
xiāng乡
 。

It has a dense network of rivers there and is a true water country in every sense.

Zhōu周
zhuāng庄
shì是
zhù著
míng名
de的
shuǐ水
xiāng乡
 。

Zhouzhuang is a famous water town.