wei
wei — noun
1. a river about 860 kilometres long in north-central China that flows eastwards th
a river about 860 kilometres long in north-central China that flows eastwards through Shaanxi Province and joins the Yellow River near the city of Tongguan.
The Wei River flows through the fertile farmlands of central Shaanxi.
definite article + Wei River as subject
Farmers along the Wei depend on seasonal rains to water their wheat and corn crops.
elliptical: 'the Wei' without 'River'
Wang Wei grew up in a small village just north of the Wei River valley.
Heavy spring rains caused the Wei to rise nearly two metres above its normal level.
Archaeologists have found ancient settlement sites along the lower Wei River.
文法句型
the Wei (River)
用法筆記
When the context is clear, the word 'River' can be dropped after 'Wei' — for example, 'the Wei' is a common shortened form. Always takes a definite article (the Wei / the Wei River).