HSK · Level 48
120 words
Chinese word
河畔
Pronunciation
Pinyinhé pàn
Meaning
- nounriverbank
Example
雨后，河畔的路很泥泞。yǔ hòu hé pàn de lù hěn ní nìng
After the rain, the road along the riverbank was very muddy.
More examples
昨天我们在河畔公园里拍了很多照片。zuó tiān wǒ men zài hé pàn gōng yuán lǐ pāi le hěn duō zhào piān
Yesterday, we took lots of photos in the riverside park.
Core concept
A strip of land that follows the edge of a river, often with grass, paths, or places to pause.
Common phrases
河畔公园hé pàn gōng yuán
riverside park
河畔小道hé pàn xiǎo dào
riverside path
河畔栈道hé pàn zhàn dào
riverside boardwalk
Similar words
河边hé biān: A plain, everyday term for a place beside a river.
河岸hé àn: The bank or immediate area at the edge of a river.
江边jiāng biān: The bank or nearby area beside a large river.
Definition in Chinese
河畔 指河流边的土地，常有草木或小路，人们可以沿着岸边散步或停留。hé pàn zhǐ hé liú biān de tǔ dì cháng yǒu cǎo mù huò xiǎo lù rén men ké yǐ yán zhe àn biān sàn bù huò tíng liú
Word origin
河 (hé, "river") + 畔 (pàn, "edge") combines to mean the land at a river's edge.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, this word has a scenic, written feel, so it often appears in descriptions of walks, views, and riverside places rather than in the plainest location statements.
Other meanings
- riversidenoun
- along the rivernoun