Pinyin

Definition

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  1. creek
  2. rivulet
溪 (谿)
 - 
  1. variant of 溪[xī]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

xiǎo xī
  1. 1 brook
  2. 2 streamlet
  1. 1 creek
  2. 2 rivulet
Nán xī
  1. 1 Nanxi county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yí bīn], Sichuan
Dà xī
  1. 1 Daxi or Tahsi town in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan
Dà xī dì
  1. 1 Tahiti, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia (Tw)

Idioms (1)

妇姑勃溪
fù gū bó xī
  1. 1 dispute among womenfolk (idiom); family squabbles

Sample Sentences

而柳永的词句:“长安古道马迟迟,高柳乱蝉嘶”,以及“渡万壑千岩,越溪深处。怒涛渐息,樵风乍起;更闻商旅相呼,片帆高举。”又是何等境界!就是晓风残月的上半阕那一句“暮霭沉沉楚天阔”,谁能说它竟是阴柔?
ér Liǔ Yǒng de cí jù :“Chángān gǔ dào mǎ chíchí ,gāo liǔ luàn chán sī ”,yǐjí “dù wàn huò qiān yán ,yuè xī shēnchù 。nùtāo jiàn xī ,qiáo fēng zhà qǐ ;gèng wén shāng lǚ xiāng hū ,piàn fán gāo jǔ 。”yòu shì héděng jìngjiè !jiùshì xiǎo fēng cán yuè de shàng bàn què nà yī jù “mǔǎi chénchén Chǔ tiān kuò ”,shéi néng shuō tā jìng shì yīnróu ?
And what kind of atmosphere is given off by lines from Liu Yong such as, "Trotting slowly on horseback on the ancient streets of Chang'An, with cicadas calling from the tall willows lining the street" and "Passing by many beautiful cliffs along the ravine, into the deepest depths of the river. The roar of the river gradually calms, and a good wind happens to rise, now I hear again the merchants and travelers calling to one another. The sails hoisted high."? In the first half of the ci with the line "a riverbank covered in willow trees with the cold breeze before the dawn" is the line "The evening clouds and mist have gradually gotten thicker, and the sky over Chu is vast and open!". Who can say that this is feminine?
你说的这是老西湖十景,现在还有新西湖十景,你听着啊,分别是:云栖竹径、满陇桂雨、虎跑梦泉、龙井问茶、九溪烟树、吴山天风、阮墩环碧、黄龙吐翠、玉皇飞云、宝石流霞。
nǐshuōde zhè shì lǎoxīhúshíjǐng ,xiànzài háiyǒu xīn xīhúshíjǐng ,nǐ tīng zhe ā ,fēnbié shì :yúnqī zhújìng 、mǎnlǒng guìyǔ 、hǔ pǎo mèng 、Lóngjǐng wènchá 、jiǔxī yānshù 、Wúshān tiānfēng 、ruǎndūn huánbì 、huánglóng tùcuì 、yùhuáng fēiyún 、bǎoshí liúxiá 。
You're talking about the old ten scenes from the West Lake, now there are the new ten scenes from the West Lake, I'll tell you them, they are: 'The Bamboo-lined Path through the Nest of Clouds', 'Rain of Osmanthus petals in Manjuelong Village', 'Dreaming of the Tiger Spring', 'Dragon Well Tea Plantation', 'Nine Creeks among the Misty Trees', 'The Heavenly Breeze over Wu Mountain', 'Duke Ruan's Pier Encircled by Greenery', 'Yellow Dragon Cave Spewing Jade Green', 'Clouds Flying over Jade Emperor Hill' and 'Red Skies over Precious Stone Mountain'.
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小溪
xiǎoxī
Stream.
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