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Referring to a river with 江 (jiāng)
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Explanation
江 (jiāng) means "river" and is used especially for large rivers in China, such as 长江 (Yangtze River) and 黑龙江 (Heilongjiang). It also appears in geographic and place names. In southern China, 江 is the more common word for river, while 河 is preferred in the north.
Examples
长江是中国最长的江。
Cháng Jiāng shì Zhōngguó zuì cháng de jiāng.
The Yangtze River is the longest river in China.
我们沿着江边走了很长一段路。
wǒmen yánzhe jiāng biān zǒu le hěn cháng yī duàn lù.
We walked a long way along the riverbank.
黑龙江的冬天特别冷，经常零下三十度。
Hēilóngjiāng de dōngtiān tèbié lěng, jīngcháng líng xià sānshí dù.
Winters in Heilongjiang are especially cold, often thirty degrees below zero.