zhèn
圳
ditch; drain; field waterway
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
ditch at the edge of a field; field drain; irrigation channel
dialectCommonly used in southern Chinese dialects (e.g., Minnan, Hakka) and in place names such as Shenzhen (深圳). Often interchangeable with 圳.
Cūn村
zi子
páng旁
biān边
yǒu有
yī一
tiáo条
dà大
shuǐ水
zhèn甽
。
There is a large drainage ditch next to the village.
Nóng农
mín民
zhèng正
zài在
qīng清
lǐ理
tián田
zhèn甽
lǐ里
de的
zá杂
cǎo草
。
The farmers are cleaning the weeds out of the field ditch.
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Zhè这
tiáo条
shuǐ水
zhèn甽
kě可
yǐ以
bǎ把
yǔ雨
shuǐ水
yǐn引
dào到
hé河
lǐ里
。
This water channel can divert rainwater into the river.