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Hangzhou Bay

Hangzhou Bay

6.0
A large bay on the East China Sea near the city of Hangzhou in eastern China
  • proper noun
translation icon : Bahía de Hangzhou
  • Half of Shanghai's waste is discharged into the Yangtze River and Hangzhou Bay.

Examples

  • The scenic beauty of Hangzhou Bay attracts many tourists each year.

  • Local fishermen have been working in Hangzhou Bay for generations, catching various seafood.

  • The famous Qiantang River flows into Hangzhou Bay, creating a unique ecosystem.

Surface Forms

Hangzhou Bay main

Morphology

Hangzhou + bay

The meaning 'a bay associated with the city Hangzhou' is directly and compositionally derived from the proper noun 'Hangzhou' (a city) combined with 'bay' (a coastal inlet). This place-name construction (City + Bay) is a common, cross-linguistic naming pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Hangzhou Bay comes from the name of the city Hangzhou plus the word bay, because it is the wide part of the sea next to that city. So when people say Hangzhou Bay they mean that sea area by Hangzhou, known for its strong tides and the long bridge.