narrow strip of water; easily accessible
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
(of two places) separated by a narrow strip of water; easily accessible to each other
literaryOriginally describing the narrow strait between ancient China and Japan, now used generally for any two neighboring regions separated by a river or channel.
Zhōng中
Rì日
liǎng两
guó国
shì是
yī一
yī衣
dài带
shuǐ水
de的
lín邻
bāng邦
。
China and Japan are neighboring countries separated only by a narrow strip of water.
Wǒ我
men们
suī虽
rán然
gé隔
jiāng江
xiāng相
wàng望
，
zhǐ只
shì是
yī一
yī衣
dài带
shuǐ水
，
jiāo交
tōng通
shí十
fēn分
biàn便
lì利
。
Although we face each other across the river, it is merely a narrow stretch of water, and transportation is very convenient.
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Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
chéng城
shì市
yī一
yī衣
dài带
shuǐ水
，
jīng经
jì济
wǎng往
lái来
pín频
fán繁
。
These two cities are separated by a narrow channel, with frequent economic exchanges.