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Examples:lower reaches (of a river)—upper reaches (of a river)—south of the lower reaches of Changjiang—spirit reaches the rainbow—Sengge Tsangpo or Shiquan River in west Tibet, the upper reaches of the Indus—ethnic group in ancient China, a branch of the Eastern Hu people inhabiting the valley of the Xar Murun River in the upper reaches of the Liaohe River—fig. persevere until one reaches one's goal—the Kuiper belt (in the outer reaches of the Solar system)—Vakhsh river (upper reaches of Amu Darya)—so much evil that it reaches all the way heaven [idiom.]—lit. not stop until one reaches the Yellow River [idiom.]—can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud take a low one—lit. reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak—lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence—reach marriageable age (a girl's fifteenth birthday)—fig. reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates)—lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop—reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement—too high reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable—lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. get over difficulties before reaching the goal—spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision—reach great heights (in technical skills or scholastic achievements)—unable reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice—when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction [idiom.]—lit. reach the main room and enter the chamber [idiom.]— |