Definition
浜 (bāng) is a bound morpheme meaning 'creek' or 'small stream'. It rarely appears as an independent word; instead, it is found in place names, especially in the Yangtze River Delta region (e.g., 沙家浜 Shājiābāng, a famous village in Jiangsu). You will not use 浜 alone in everyday speech — it functions as a geographical suffix.
b.f.
creeksmall stream (used in place names)
Examples
- 浜《》。Shājiābāng shì jīngjù "Shājiābāng" de gùshi fāshēng dì.Shajiabang is the setting of the Peking opera 'Shajiabang'.
- “浜”，“浜”。Shànghǎi yǒu hěnduō yǐ "bāng" jiéwěi de dìmíng, bǐrú "Wàibāng".Shanghai has many place names ending with 'bang', such as 'Waibang'.
- 浜，。Zhè tiáo hébāng suīrán bú dà, dàn yǎnghuó le liǎng'àn de nóngtián.This creek is not big, but it sustains the farmland on both banks.
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