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乌江

烏江
Wūjiāng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Wu River, river of Guizhou and Chongqing, the largest southern tributary of the upper Yangtze
  2. 2 Wujiang, old ferry crossing on the Yangtze in He County, Anhui, where Xiang Yu took his own life

Examples

HSK 6
乌江在重庆涪陵汇入长江。
Wūjiāng zài Chóngqìng Fúlíng huìrù Chángjiāng.
The Wu River joins the Yangtze at Fuling in Chongqing.
HSK 7-9
项羽在乌江边不肯渡江，拔剑自刎。
Xiàng Yǔ zài Wūjiāng biān bù kěn dùjiāng, bájiàn zìwěn.
At Wujiang, Xiang Yu refused to cross the river and cut his own throat with his sword.

Tips

culture
Li Qingzhao's (李清照) quatrain 夏日绝句 ends 至今思项羽，不肯过江东, 'to this day I think of Xiang Yu, who would not cross back to the east of the river': beaten, he was ashamed to face the elders of the homeland whose sons had died for him.

Stroke Order

乌 wū
江 jiāng