HSK · Level 5
133 words
Chinese word
河流
Pronunciation
Pinyinhé liú
Meaning
- nounriver
Example
这条河流穿过我们的村子。zhè tiáo hé liú chuān guò wǒ men de cūn zi
This river runs through our village.
More examples
政府出台新政策，加强河流沿岸的生态保护和垃圾清理。zhèng fǔ chū tái xīn zhèng cè jiā qiáng hé liú yán àn de shēng tài bǎo hù hé lā jī qīng lǐ
The government has introduced a new policy to strengthen river ecosystem protection and garbage cleanup along the riverbanks.
Core concept
A ribbon of natural water moving through a channel, from a small stream to a broad river.
Common phrases
河流生态保护hé liú shēng tài bǎo hù
river ecosystem protection
河流治理hé liú zhì lǐ
river management
河流源头hé liú yuán tóu
river source
Similar words
河hé: A natural river flowing in a riverbed, with its size varying in length and width.
江jiāng: A large river that flows a long distance across a wide area.
支流zhī liú: A small river or stream that flows into a larger river.
溪流xī liú: A narrow, shallow stream flowing through a mountain area or valley.
Definition in Chinese
沿河床或河道流动的自然水体，可泛指各种规模的河川与溪流。yán hé chuáng huò hé dào liú dòng de zì rán shuí tǐ kě fàn zhǐ gè zhǒng guī mó de hé chuān yǔ xī liú
Word origin
河流 (héliú, "river") combines 河 (hé, "river") + 流 (liú, "flow"), joining the waterway with the movement that defines it.
Usage tips
- The classifier 条 (tiáo, "classifier for long, narrow things") commonly accompanies this noun, while English has no matching classifier.
Other meanings
- streamnoun
Related words
- 河流生态学hé liú shēng tài xuériver ecologynoun