zung1 haa6 jau4中下游
Jyutpingzung1 haa6 jau4
Yalejūng hah yàuh
Definition
Middle and lower reaches of a river, or the middle to low end of a ranking or industry chain.
- middle and lower reaches of a river
- middle and lower tiers of a ranking, industry chain, or system
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How it's used
Primarily used in geographical contexts to describe sections of a river, this term is frequently extended to business or social hierarchies to denote a position that is neither at the very top nor the very bottom. It implies a sense of being in the middle-to-lower range of a spectrum or supply chain. Unlike simple middle positions, it specifically highlights the downward trajectory or the less dominant end of a structure.
Examples
The water flow in the lower-middle reaches of this river is very fast.
Is your company situated in the lower-middle tier of the industry?
Related words
Common phrases
lower-middle reaches region
to be in the lower-middle tier
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
