下游 (xiàyóu) — lower reaches of a river, downstream; (figurative) the downstream / trailing end of a chain

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 詞

下游 word · TOCFL B2 (est.)

下游＝下＋游

ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˊ · xiàyóu

noun — lower reaches of a river, downstream; (figurative) the downstream / trailing end of a chain

字源 FORM — what the parts do

下lower, downward (下方)xià

游a stretch of flowing river (河游)yóu氵 water on the left

下游，下方的下，游泳的游。

關 · Related

上游shàngyóuthe upper reaches — upstream, the opposite end出海口chūhǎikǒuthe river mouth, just past the lower reaches