Definition
濑 is a bound form (黏着语素) meaning 'rapids'. It appears in literary or formal Chinese and rarely stands alone; you'll usually encounter it in compounds like 急濑 (swift rapids) or 湍濑 (turbulent rapids). When reading classical texts or descriptions of rivers, think of it as water flowing fast over rocks.
b.f.
rapids
Examples
- 濑。Zhè tiáo hé yǒu wēixiǎn de jí lài.This river has dangerous swift rapids.
- 濑。Chuán xiǎoxīn de shǐ guò le tuān lài.The boat carefully passed through the turbulent rapids.
- 濑。Qiǎn lài chù de shuǐ qīngliàng jiàn dǐ.The water in the shallow rapids is clear down to the bottom.
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