江水

jiāngshuǐ
noun #37,408

Meanings

  1. 1 river water
  2. 2 the waters of a river (esp. the Yangtze)

Examples

HSK 5
Jiāngshuǐ gǔngǔn xiàng dōng liú.
The river waters roll on eastward.
HSK 7-9
Jiāngshuǐ qīngchè, kěyǐ kàndào shuǐdǐ de shítou.
The river water is clear; you can see the stones on the bottom.

Tips

culture
In classical Chinese almost always meant the Yangtze specifically, while meant the Yellow River. 江水 in Tang poetry is therefore usually the Yangtze. Su Shi's 念奴娇·赤壁怀古 opens with 大江东去 - that 大江 is the Yangtze rolling east.

Stroke Order

jiāng
shuǐ