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泽国

Word · NounTraditional澤國

water country; flooded land

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

land of rivers and lakes; water country

literary

Literary term for regions abundant with waterways, often used in the phrase 水乡泽国.

Jiāng江
nán南
sù素
yǒu有
shuǐ水
xiāng乡
zé泽
guó国
zhī之
chēng称
 。

Jiangnan has long been known as a land of rivers and lakes.

Zhè这
lǐ里
hé河
wǎng网
mì密
bù布
 ,
shì是
gè个
míng名
fù副
qí其
shí实
de的
zé泽
guó国
 。

With its dense network of rivers, this is truly a water country.

2.

noun

flooded area; inundated region

literary

Refers to land submerged by floodwaters, typically used in the pattern 沦为泽国.

Lián连
rì日
bào暴
yǔ雨
shǐ使
zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
lún沦
wéi为
zé泽
guó国
 。

Days of heavy rain turned this city into a flooded area.

Hóng洪
shuǐ水
guò过
hòu后
 ,
zhè这
piàn片
nóng农
tián田
chéng成
le了
zé泽
guó国
 。

After the flood, this farmland became an inundated area.