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 江 almost always meant the Yangtze specifically, while 河 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

江 jiāng
水 shuǐ