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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.(large) river
渡江
cross a river
江平如练。
The river lies as smooth as silk.
江雾弥漫。
A mist hangs over the river.
- 2
n.the Chang Jiang/Yangtze River
江汉
Yangtze-Hanshui Valley
江淮
Yangtze-Huaihe Valley
江南
south of the Yangtze River
- 3
n.Jiang, a surname
Words and phrases with 江
- 江珧[word]pen shell
- 江蓠[word]gracilaria verrucosa; a type of vanilla mentioned in ancient texts
- 江右[word]Jiangxi Province
- 江干[word]riverside
- 江葬[word]scatter the ashes of the dead into the river; river burial
- 江湖好汉[word]valorous man of the wide world
- 江轮[word]river steamer
- 江湖气[word]sly
- 江湖[word]rivers and lakes; traveling entertainer
- 江河日下[idiom]be on the decline
- 江洋大盗[idiom]infamous pirate
- 江湖义气[idiom]loyalty to a brotherhood/fraternity
- 江湖医生[idiom]mountebank
- 江天一色[idiom]The river and the great sky are of the same hue.
- 江郎才尽[idiom]have exhausted one's literary creative powers
- 江湖骗子[idiom]swindler
- 江湖艺人[idiom]itinerant entertainer
- 江山如画[idiom]The land is picturesque.
Word usage
- common measure word"江" is often matched with measure word "条".
一条江
one river