How to say “rivers” in Chinese
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“Rivers” in Chinese is 河流, hé liú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
河流 is read hé liú: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”.
On the left, 氵 — “water”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “河流”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 河流. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 中国有很多河流。ZhōngguóyǒuhěnduōhéliúChina has a lot of rivers.
- 我们要防止河流受到污染wǒmenyàofángzhǐhéliúshòudàowūrǎnWe must keep the rivers from being polluted.
More words from the lesson “Rivers, lakes, deserts”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “rivers” in Chinese?
“Rivers” in Chinese is 河流, pinyin héliú.
What does 河流 mean?
河流 (héliú) means “rivers”.
How do you write 河流?
河流 is 2 characters: 河 (hé) — river; 流 (liú) — flow; stream. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 河流?
河流 is read héliú. Tones: hé — second tone, liú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“rivers” in the lesson “Rivers, lakes, deserts”
This word is from the topic “Earth, weather, ecology” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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