蛟龙

蛟龍
jiāolóng
noun #48,027

Meanings

  1. 1 flood dragon, a mythical dragon of deep waters

Examples

HSK 3
Tā xiàng yì tiáo jiāolóng yíyàng, zài shuǐ lǐ yóu de fēikuài.
He swims through the water as fast as a flood dragon.
HSK 7-9
Gǔrén xiāngxìn, shēn tán lǐ de jiāolóng nénggòu xīngfēng-zuòlàng.
The ancients believed that the flood dragons of deep pools could stir up wind and waves.

Tips

culture
In legend the 蛟 lives in deep pools and rivers and can raise storms and floods. 蛟龙得水 (a flood dragon reaching water) describes a talented person who finally gets room to act.

In Pop Culture

蛟龙号 Jiāolóng Hào
Jiaolong
Chinese manned deep-sea submersible that dived to 7,062 metres in the Mariana Trench in 2012.

Stroke Order

蛟 jiāo
龙 lóng