hợp lưu
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Definition
Noun:
- Confluence: The point where two or more rivers or streams meet and flow together to form a single channel. This is the primary geographical and hydrological meaning.
- Confluent: Something that flows together, often used in specialized contexts like anatomy (e.g., confluent veins) or geology.
Verb (intransitive):
- To converge / to flow together: The action of two or more rivers merging into one.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Ngã ba Hạc là một hợp lưu nổi tiếng. (Ngã ba Hạc is a famous confluence.)
- Thành phố nằm ngay tại hợp lưu của hai con sông lớn. (The city is located right at the confluence of two major rivers.)
Verb:
- Sông Đà hợp lưu với sông Hồng tại Việt Trì. (The Đà River converges with the Hồng River at Việt Trì.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used metaphorically to describe the meeting or merging of abstract things, such as ideas, cultures, or trends.
- Hội nghị là nơi hợp lưu của nhiều ý tưởng sáng tạo. (The conference is a confluence of many creative ideas.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sự hợp lưu (n): The act or process of flowing together; convergence.
- Điểm hợp lưu (n): The confluence point.
Synonyms
- Confluence: The place where rivers meet.
- Convergence: The process of coming together.
- Junction: A point where things join.
Related Idioms
- While "hợp lưu" itself is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions, the concept appears in phrases describing unity or merging.
- Hợp lưu dòng chảy: Confluence of currents (often used literally but can be figurative).