支流 (zhī liú) — tributary (of a river)

Definition

Examples

• 黄河的支流主要来自西北地区。
  Huáng hé de zhī liú zhǔ yào lái zì xī běi dì qū.
  The tributaries of the Yellow River mainly come from the northwest region.
• 这张地图上标出了所有主要的支流。
  Zhè zhāng dì tú shàng biāo chū le suǒ yǒu zhǔ yào de zhī liú.
  This map marks all the major tributaries.
• 支流的水量受季节影响很大。
  zhī liú De shuǐ liàng shòu jì jié yǐng xiǎng hěn dà.
  The water volume of tributaries is greatly affected by the seasons.