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1 rivers and lakes
2 all corners of the country
3 remote areas to which hermits retreat
4 section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law
5 the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá])
6 (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc
7 demimonde
8 (in modern times) triads
9 secret gangster societies
10 underworld

江苏

Jiāng sū

1 Jiangsu province (Kiangsu) in southeast China, abbr. 蘇|苏, capital Nanjing 南京

Idioms (13)

人在江湖，身不由己

rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ

1 you can't always do as you like
2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)

大江南北

Dà jiāng nán běi

1 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
2 (fig.) all over China

指点江山

zhǐ diǎn jiāng shān

1 to talk idly about important matters (idiom)
2 to set the world to rights
3 to pass judgment on everything

文江学海

wén jiāng xué hǎi

1 river of literacy, sea of learning (idiom); ars longa, vita brevis

春江水暖鸭先知

chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī

1 lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)
2 fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows

Sample Sentences

空调控温、自动食槽、风机通风……这个夏天，浙江省丽水市康达生态养殖场里，三千头小猪过上了清洁安静的“智能生活”。

kōngtiáo kòngwēn 、zìdòng shícáo 、fēngjī tōngfēng ……zhège xiàtiān ，ZhèjiāngShěng Líshuǐshì kāngdá shēngtài yǎngzhíchǎng lǐ ，sān qiān tóu xiǎozhū guòshàng le qīngjié ānjìng de “zhìnéng shēnghuó ”。

Temperature control AC, automatic trough, fan ventilation... This summer, in an ecological farm in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province, 3000 piglets in the farm experienced clean and quiet “smart living”.

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农村要在尊重自然、顺应自然、保护自然的基础上，以绿色发展引领振兴。”浙江省庆元县委书记蓝伶俐说。

nóngcūn yào zài zūnzhòng zìrán 、shùnyìng zìrán 、bǎohù zìrán de jīchǔ shàng ，yǐ lǜsè fāzhǎn yǐnlǐng zhènxīng 。”ZhèjiāngShěng Qìngyuán xiànwěishūjì lánlínglì shuō 。

Zhejiang Qingyuan County Party Secretary Lan Yu said that revitalisation hrough green development can be led by the countryside. In so doing, to respect nature, adapt to nature and to protect nature.

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没错，从首届互联网大会开始，就已经宣布世界互联网大会永久落户浙江嘉兴乌镇了。

méicuò ，cóng shǒu jiè hùliánwǎng dàhuì kāishǐ ，jiù yǐjīng xuānbù shìjiè hùliánwǎng dàhuì yǒngjiǔ luòhù zhèjiāng Jiāxīng Wūzhèn le 。

That's right, starting from the inaugural World Internet Conference it's already been announced that the World Internet Conference will always be held in Wuzhen, in Jiaxing prefecture in Zhejiang Province.

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在火车上颠簸了两天的张铁柱终于在这天上午到了此行的目的地——浙江某市A县。扛着大包小包的行李艰难地挤出车厢后，张铁柱看着着偌大的车站广场和熙熙攘攘的人群，一股强烈的陌生感涌上心头，他这辈子也没见过这么多人，突然茫然地迈不开步子。这时身后传来一个男人的声音。

zài huǒchē shàng diānbǒ le liǎngtiān de Zhāng Tiězhù zhōngyú zài zhètiān shàngwǔ dào le cǐ xíng de mùdìdì ——zhèjiāng mǒu shì A xiàn 。káng zhe dàbāoxiǎobāo de xíngli jiānnán de jǐ chū chēxiāng hòu ，Zhāng Tiězhù kànzhe zhe ruòdà de chēzhàn guǎngchǎng hé xīxīrǎngrǎng de rénqún ，yī gǔ qiángliè de mòshēnggǎn yǒngshàng xīntóu ，tā zhèbèizi yě méi jiàn guò zhème duō rén ，tūrán mángrán de màibùkāi bùzi 。zhè shí shēnhòu chuánlái yī gè nánrén de shēngyīn 。

After being jostled about on a train for two days, this morning Zhang Tiezhu finally arrives at his destination -- a city in A county in Zhejiang. After squeezing his way out of the carriage carrying all his bags, big and small, on his back with great difficulty, Zhang Tiezhu looks around at the vastness of the square outside the station and the bustling crowds of people. A strong feeling of unfamiliarity grips him. He's never seen this many people in his entire life before, and is suddenly so stunned he can't take even one step. It's just then that a man's voice sounds behind him.

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我就是湖南人，我们湘妹子特能吃辣。对了你们浙江是鱼米之乡，浙菜有好多“湖鲜”吧，口味就偏清淡而且口感较甜吧。

wǒ jiùshì Húnán rén ，wǒmen xiāng mèizi tè néng chī là 。duìle nǐmen zhèjiāng shì yú mǐ zhīxiāng ，zhècài yǒu hǎo duō “húxiān ”ba ，kǒuwèi jiù piān qīngdàn érqiě kǒugǎn jiào tián ba 。

I'm from Hunan myself, us Hunan girls are really good at eating spicy food. Oh yeah, I heard that Zhejiang where you are from is great for fish and rice. Zhejiang cuisine incorporates a lot of seafood sourced from lakes, the flavor of which is quite light and it tastes quite sweet.

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Connie，你是浙江的。你们还有一个千岛湖。

Connie ，nǐ shì Zhèjiāng de 。nǐmen hái yǒu yī ge Qiāndǎohú 。

Connie, you're from Zhejiang. You also have the 1000 Islands Lake.

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我出生于浙江衢州。

wǒ chūshēng yú Zhèjiāng Qúzhōu 。

I was born in Quzhou, Zhejiang.

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不为什么，我跟西施是一个老家的，浙江诸暨。还有，你想想，西施从一个村姑到后来成为吴越争霸的关键人物，这和她的天姿国色肯定是分不开的。要知道，她可是有沉鱼之美啊！

bùwèishénme ，wǒ gēn Xī Shī shì yī ge lǎojiā de ，Zhèjiāng Zhūjì 。háiyǒu ，nǐ xiǎng xiang ，Xī Shī cóng yī ge cūngū dào hòulái chéngwéi Wú Yuè zhēngbà de guānjiàn rénwù ，zhè hé tā de tiānzīguósè kěndìng shì fēnbukāi de 。yào zhīdào ，tā kě shì yǒu chényú zhī měi a ！

There's no why. Xi Shi and I share the same hometown: Zhuji in Zhejiang. Also, think about it. Xi Shi rose from a poor peasant girl to become a key figure during the warring Wu Yue period. This goes hand in hand with her unsurpassed beauty. She was so beautiful that she made the fish themselves sink, you know!

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熟悉。上海、浙江、江苏都很熟。

shúxī 。Shànghǎi 、Zhèjiāng 、Jiāngsū dōu hěn shú 。

Yes. I'm very familiar with Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu.

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嗯，比如浙是浙江，黑是黑龙江。有些城市也有。北京简称京，上海简称沪。

ng4 ，bǐrú Zhè shì Zhèjiāng ，Hēi shì Hēilóngjiāng 。yǒuxiē chéngshì yě yǒu 。Běijīng jiǎnchēng Jīng ，Shànghǎi jiǎnchēng Hù 。

Yeah. For example, 'Zhe' is for Zhejiang. 'Hei' is for Heilongjiang. Some cities have them too. Beijing is 'Jing', Shanghai is 'Hu'.

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