河
Character Breakdown
Definitions
- (classifier) river
- ,道[dao4]
Example Sentences
河很宽。
Hé hěn kuān
The river is very wide
Words Containing 河
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 三河 | Sān hé | Three rivers | |
| 五河 | Wǔ hé | Wuhe county in Bengbu 蚌埠[Beng4 bu4], Anhui | |
| 七台河 | Qī tái hé | see 七台河市[Qi1 tai2 he2 shi4] | |
| 七河州 | Qī hé zhōu | Semirechye region of Kazakhstan, bordering Lake Balkash 巴爾喀什湖|巴尔喀什湖[Ba1 er3 ka1 shi2 Hu2] | |
| 七里河 | Qī lǐ hé | Qilihe District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu |
Related Words
丁玲(Dīng Líng)· Ding Ling (1904-1986), female novelist, author of novel The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River 太陽照在桑乾河上|太阳照在桑干河上, attacked during the 1950s as anti-Party
→三峡大坝(Sān xiá Dà bà)· Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River
→三江源(Sān jiāng yuán)· Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, high plateau region of Qinghai containing the headwaters of Changjiang or Yangtze, Huanghe or Yellow River and Lancang or Mekong River
→上水(shàng shuǐ)· upper reaches (of a river)
→Grammar Notes
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New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
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