Pronunciation: (chäng' jyäng'), [key] Pinyin.
a river in E Asia, flowing from the Tibetan plateau through central China to the East China Sea. ab. 3200 mi. (5150 km) long. Also called Yangtze, Yangtze Kiang.
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