Yangtze
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4.3
- proper noun
- /jæŋˈzi/
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Yangtsé
- The Yangtze River flows through several provinces in China before emptying into the East China Sea.
- Yangtze River
- Yangtze River flooding
- Yangtze River valley
And they're like, no, the source of the Yangtze is in Tibet.
- And they're like, no, the source of the Yangtze is in Tibet.
- And one of the first things I did, as good tourists do, is go on a cruise down the Yangtze.
Examples
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This, by the way, is the mouth of the Yangtze River in China.
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Wuhan is the capital of Hubei Province, situated at the confluence of the Han and Yangtze Rivers.
Academic text (1992) -
Well, we better head out if we're going to make it to the Yangtze River.
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We followed the Yangtze deep into the interior.
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Less than 150 people have ever rafted on the Yangtze River in China.
Blog text (33) -
In 1998, for example, summer flooding along the lower Yangtze River caused 4,000 deaths and over US $36 billion in damages.
Academic text (2006) -
When the Yangtze dam is finished, he and his fellow tribesmen will lose their ancestral lands.
Fiction book (2001) -
This region is prone to deadly floods during rainy seasons, when the Yangtze's flow is strongest.
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The Runyang Bridge crosses the River Yangtze in China's Jiangsu Province.
Blog text (7) -
We took into account the largest seven bodies of inland waters: the Yangtze, Yellow, Pearl, Songhua, Huaihe, Haihe, and Liaohe Rivers.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
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2.7
The longest river in Asia flowing east from Tibet through China to the East China Sea near Shanghai
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5.6
A long river in China, also called the Yangtze, flowing east from Tibet to the East China Sea near Shanghai
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4.9
The longest river in Asia that flows east from Tibet to the sea near Shanghai
The longest river in Asia that flows east to the East China Sea near Shanghai
Compounds
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2.7
The longest river in Asia flowing east from Tibet through China to the East China Sea near Shanghai
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yangtze comes from the Chinese name Yangzi, a local name once used for the lower part of the river, together with Jiang, which means 'river'. So Yangtze is the English name for China's famous 'long river', which in Chinese is called Chang Jiang.