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河 hé

river

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 3
Radical
氵
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 氵可 ⿰氵可

Memory hint: water

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Example sentences with 河

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  1. 黄河很长。
    Huánghé hěn cháng.
    The Yellow River is very long.
    Yellow-River very long
  2. 你去过黄河吗？
    Nǐ qùguo Huánghé ma?
    Have you been to the Yellow River?
    you go-experience Yellow-River (question)
  3. 我们去黄河边看看吧。
    Wǒmen qù Huánghé biān kànkan ba.
    Let's go look by the Yellow River.
    we go Yellow-River side look-a-bit (suggestion)
  4. 这不是黄河，是一条小河。
    Zhè bú shì Huánghé, shì yì tiáo xiǎo hé.
    This isn't the Yellow River, it's a small river.
    this not is Yellow-River, is one (measure) small river
  5. 夏天的黄河，水流特别急。
    Xiàtiān de Huánghé, shuǐliú tèbié jí.
    In summer, the Yellow River's current is especially fast.
    summer (particle) Yellow-River, water-flow especially urgent

Words with 河 (2)