Chinese word

下游

Pronunciation

Pinyinxià yóu

Meaning

  • noundownstream

Example

小船漂到下游去了。xiǎo chuán piāo dào xià yóu qù le

The small boat drifted downstream.

Illustration for 下游 (downstream)

More examples

工厂的排放影响了下游生态系统和居民生活。gōng chǎng de pái fàng yíng xiǎng le xià yóu shēng tài xì tǒng hé jū mín shēng huó

The factory's emissions affected the downstream ecosystem and the lives of residents.

Core concept

The lower stretch of a river, farther along in the direction of its flow.

Common phrases

  • 下游生态系统xià yóu shēng tài xì tǒng

    downstream ecosystem

  • 下游居民xià yóu jū mín

    downstream residents

  • 下游流域xià yóu liú yù

    downstream watershed

Similar words

下流xià liú: The part of a river or waterway toward which the water flows.
上游shàng yóu: The part of a river or waterway nearer its source.
中游zhōng yóu: The middle section of a river or waterway.
河口hé kǒu: The place where a river ends by joining the sea or a lake.

Definition in Chinese

河流流向的下部，指靠近河口或水流末端的地带。hé liú liú xiàng de xià bù zhǐ kào jìn hé kǒu huò shuǐ liú mò duān de dì dài

Word origin

下 (xià, "down") + 游 (yóu, "move through water") names the part of a river that lies farther along in its downward course.

Usage tips

  • River descriptions often contrast 下游 (xiàyóu, "downstream") with 上游 (shàngyóu, "upstream"), making the two words useful location labels on a map or in directions.

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