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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
- 江米条[word]sweet glutinous rice sticks
- 江流[word]river water
- 江潮[word]tidal bore
- 江珧[word]pen shell
- 江右[word]Jiangxi Province
- 江山[word]rivers and mountains; country
- 江湖气[word]sly
- 江北[word]northern areas of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, such as Jiangsu and Anhui provinces; north of the Yangtze River
- 江心[word]the middle of a river
- 江湖医生[idiom]mountebank
- 江东父老[idiom]elders of one's native place
- 江山如画[idiom]The land is picturesque.
- 江天一色[idiom]The river and the great sky are of the same hue.
- 江洋大盗[idiom]infamous pirate
- 江湖义气[idiom]loyalty to a brotherhood/fraternity
- 江湖骗子[idiom]swindler
- 江湖艺人[idiom]itinerant entertainer
- 江郎才尽[idiom]have exhausted one's literary creative powers
Word usage
- common measure word"江" is often matched with measure word "条".
一条江
one river