Yangtze (Noun)
Meaning
The longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia and plays a crucial role in the region's ecosystem and economy.
- Flowing over 6,300 kilometers from its source in Tibet, the Yangtze empties into the East China Sea near the city of Shanghai.
- As the longest river in Asia, the Yangtze has been an important transportation route and source of freshwater for thousands of years.
- The Yangtze flows eastward from the Tibetan Plateau, passing through China's Sichuan Province and other regions before reaching its mouth in the East China Sea.
- China's government has invested heavily in the development of the Yangtze River Basin, which is home to hundreds of millions of people and a wide variety of plant and animal species.