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江

jiāng · jiang/Jiāng · jiang

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HSK 4Measure words: 条 tiáo, 道 dào

Meaning

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jiāng 江

  1. river

Jiāng 江

  1. surname Jiang
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By the big river

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这(zhè)条(tiáo)江(jiāng)真(zhēn)大(dà)！

    Look, this river is so big!

  2. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)长江(chángjiāng)吗(ma)？

    Is this the Yangtze?

  3. Dengdeng

    不(bù)是(shì)，这(zhè)是(shì)黄浦江(huángpǔjiāng)。

    No, this is the Huangpu River.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)站(zhàn)在(zài)江边(jiāngbiān)，我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)拍照(pāizhào)。

    OK, stand by the river and I will take your photo.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Ready?

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)了(le)！你(nǐ)后面(hòumian)的(de)江(jiāng)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一(yī)只(zhī)大(dà)鸭子(yāzi)。

    Ready! There is a big duck in the river behind you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)家(jiā)与(yǔ)他(tā)的(de)隔(gé)着(zhe)一(yì)条(tiáo)江(jiāng)。

My home is separated from his by a river.

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02

这(zhè)条(tiáo)江(jiāng)一(yì)直(zhí)流(liú)向(xiàng)东(dōng)方(fāng)。

This river flows all the way to the east.

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