吴淞江

吳淞江

Wúsōng Jiāng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Wusong River, flowing from Lake Tai east into Shanghai, where its lower course is Suzhou Creek

Characters

Wu (the old Suzhou region)

Song (name of the river)

Examples

HSK 4

吴淞江在上海市区的那一段叫苏州河。

Wúsōng Jiāng zài Shànghǎi shìqū de nà yí duàn jiào Sūzhōu Hé.

The stretch of the Wusong in central Shanghai is called Suzhou Creek.

HSK 7-9

吴淞江从太湖流向上海。

Wúsōng Jiāng cóng Tàihú liúxiàng Shànghǎi.

The Wusong River flows from Lake Tai towards Shanghai.

Tips

history

It was once the main outlet of Lake Tai, with its own mouth on the Yangtze. As it silted up, the 黄浦江 took over its role in the Ming and it became a tributary of the Huangpu; the old name of its mouth, 吴淞口, passed to the mouth of the Huangpu.

usage

The 淞 in 淞沪 (Shanghai and its surroundings, as in 淞沪会战, the Battle of Shanghai of 1937) is this river.

Stroke Order

吴 Wú

淞 sōng

江 jiāng