Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Poyang

American  
[paw-yahng] / ˈpɔˈjɑŋ /

noun

  1. a lake in E China, in Kiangsi province. 90 miles (145 km) long.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

They estimated that rotifers could produce 13.3 quadrillion nanoparticles every day in Poyang Lake.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2023

China’s largest freshwater lake, Poyang Lake, entered its dry season on Thursday, the earliest start to the season since record-keeping began in the 1950s, according to the authorities in Jiangxi Province.

From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2023

Among the many striking images is a pattern left in the mud flats around Poyang Lake, usually the largest freshwater body in the country, which has shrunk by more than two-thirds.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2022

The dramatic decline of water coverage in Poyang Lake in the central province of Jiangxi otherwise had cut off irrigation channels to neighboring farmlands in one of China’s key rice-growing regions.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2022

The work has gone on well, and patients have come to us even from distant cities clear on the other side of Poyang Lake.

From Notable Women of Modern China by Margaret E. Burton

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training