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江湖 (jiāng hú): Rivers and lakes (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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江湖 consists of 2 characters.

江 • jiāng • river • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

jiāng江

river

湖 • hú • lake • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

hú湖

lake

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Pinyinjiāng hú

Meaningrivers and lakes; martial arts world; society

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxnoun

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More common words that include characters from 江湖.

Words with 江

长江Cháng jiāngYangtze River
江山jiāng shānrivers and mountains;state power
江浦jiāng pǔriverbank; Jiangpu (place name)
江淮jiāng huáiYangtze and Huai River region
浦江pǔ jiāngPujiang (river name; county name)
涪江FújiāngFu River (tributary of Jialing River)
湘江xiāng jiāngXiang River (in Hunan)
皖江wǎn jiāngAnhui section of the Yangtze River

Words with 湖

湖泊hú pōlake
五湖四海wǔ hú sì hǎiall corners of the country
湖南hú nánHunan Province
湖水hú shuǐlake water
湖边

hú biān

lakeside

堰塞湖yàn sè húbarrier lake; quake lake

盐湖城Yán Hú ChéngSalt Lake City

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Example Sentences with 江湖

Tā他

nián年

qīng轻

shí时

zài在

jiāng江

hú湖

shàng上

chuǎng闯

dàng荡

duō多

nián年

。

He roamed the martial arts world for many years when he was young.

Jiāng江

hú湖

xiǎn险

è恶

，

rén人

xīn心

nán难

cè测

。

The world is treacherous, and people's hearts are hard to fathom.