水城 (Shuǐ chéng) — water town, waterside town (a town or city with extensive canals or waterways)
Definition
A 'water town' — a town built around canals and waterways, the term often used for Venice or the canal towns of Jiangnan like Suzhou and Zhouzhuang.
noun
water townwaterside town (a town or city with extensive canals or waterways)
Measure word · 座
Examples
- 水城。Wēi ní sī shì yí zuò zhù míng de Shuǐ chéng.Venice is a famous water town.
- 水城。Sū zhōu bèi chēng wéi dōng fāng Shuǐ chéng.Suzhou is called the water town of the East.
- 水城。Zhè ge Shuǐ chéng yǒu hěn duō gǔ lǎo de shí qiáo.This water town has many ancient stone bridges.
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