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Yangtze

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Yangtze (name) means the longest river in China and the third-longest in the world, flowing about 6,300 kilometers through central China. Example: “The ship sailed slowly down the Yangtze.”

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The longest river in China and the third-longest in the world, flowing about 6,300 kilometers through central China.

"The Chinese Communists destroyed natural resources by widening the Yangtze River, and brought natural disasters to the mainland, including the worst floods in Szechwan province and other areas." — , News Stories of Year on Peiping Selected (1982)

"The building, on the outskirts of Ezhou, a city on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, is hailed as the world’s biggest free-standing pig farm, with a second, identical hog high-rise opening soon." — Daisuke Wakabayashi, China’s Bid to Improve Food Production? Giant Towers of Pigs (2023)

"The ship sailed slowly down the Yangtze."

"The rains swelled the Yangtze River, raising record water levels on July 19 at the Three Gorges Dam, upriver from the city of Wuhan." — , Worst Rains in Decades Cause China Flooding (2020)

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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Etymology

An irregular romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 揚子 /扬子 (Yángzǐ) and 揚子江 /扬子江 (Yángzǐ Jiāng), a former name for the lower stretches of the Yangtze derived from 揚子津 (Yángzǐjīn)(zh-wikipedia), a former ferry crossing near Yangzhou, applied by foreign visitors to the entire length of the river. The folk etymology that it means "Son of the Ocean" derives from the homophonic misnomer 洋子江 which was apparently given to Matteo Ricci, whose posthumously published journals popularized the river in Europe as Latin Iansu and Iansuchian.

Origin: Chinese

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What does “Yangtze” mean?

The word “Yangtze” means the longest river in China and the third-longest in the world, flowing about 6,300 kilometers through central China.

How do you pronounce “Yangtze”?

“Yangtze” is pronounced YANGT-see (/ˈjæŋtsi/ in IPA).

How do you use “Yangtze” in a sentence?

Here is “Yangtze” used in a sentence: “The ship sailed slowly down the Yangtze.”

What part of speech is “Yangtze”?

“Yangtze” is a name.

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