迤逦

迤邐
yǐlǐ
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 winding
  2. 2 meandering
  3. 3 stretching in a long, curving line

Examples

HSK 7-9
Shānlù yǐlǐ, wānyán shùshí gōnglǐ.
The mountain road winds and meanders for dozens of kilometers.
HSK 7-9
Sòngzàng de duìwǔ yǐlǐ ér xíng.
The funeral procession moved along in a long, winding line.

Tips

register
Literary register, common in travel writing and classical-style prose for roads, rivers, mountain ranges or processions. The reading 迤逦 is standard; you may also see yǐyǐ in older texts.
usage
Often takes ('thus moving') after it: 队伍迤逦 = 'the procession winds along'.

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