沱江

Tuójiāng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Tuo River, river in Sichuan and tributary of the Yangtze, which it joins at Luzhou
2 Tuo River, small river through the old town of Fenghuang in western Hunan

HSK 6

沱江在泸州汇入长江。

Tuójiāng zài Lúzhōu huìrù Chángjiāng.

The Tuo River joins the Yangtze at Luzhou.

HSK 7-9

凤凰古城的吊脚楼建在沱江两岸。

Fènghuáng Gǔchéng de diàojiǎolóu jiàn zài Tuójiāng liǎng'àn.

In the old town of Fenghuang, stilt houses line both banks of the Tuo.

culture

The writer 沈从文 grew up in Fenghuang and is buried on a hill above the Tuo. His stories of west Hunan are full of its boatmen and river towns.

沱 tuó

江 jiāng