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Poyang Lake

Poyang Lake

6.5
The largest freshwater lake in China in Jiangxi province, connected to the Yangtze River
  • proper noun
translation icon : lago Poyang
  • Migratory birds flock to Poyang Lake each winter, making it a key wildlife habitat.

Examples

  • Scientists have been monitoring water levels in Poyang Lake due to concerns about drought.

  • The local fishermen depend on Poyang Lake for their livelihoods.

  • I visited Poyang Lake last summer.

  • Have you ever seen Poyang Lake during the rainy season?

  • Migratory birds flock to Poyang Lake each winter, making it a key wildlife habitat.

  • Scientists have been monitoring water levels in Poyang Lake due to concerns about drought.

  • The local fishermen depend on Poyang Lake for their livelihoods.

Synonyms

Poyang
vsPoyang Lake
8.1

A large lake in central China connected to the Yangtze River by a canal

is the largest freshwater lake in a named province rather than a general region

Surface Forms

Poyang Lake main

Morphology

Poyang + lake

The phrase literally combines a place name 'Poyang' with the category word 'lake', so its meaning — a lake called Poyang — is directly derivable from the constituents. Proper-name + geographic-category constructions are cross-linguistically common and thus fully comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows the parts.

Etymology

Poyang Lake gets its name from the town of Poyang on its shore, so the lake is literally the 'Poyang' lake. This simple image helps you remember that the name refers to the large freshwater lake near that town in Jiangxi province.