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河流

hé liú · he liu

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HSK 7–9Measure word: 条 tiáo

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  1. river
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The shortest river

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)中国(zhōngguó)最(zuì)长(cháng)的(de)河流(héliú)是(shì)哪(nǎ)条(tiáo)吗(ma)？

    Do you know which is the longest river in China?

  2. Liangliang

    长江(chángjiāng)！

    The Yangtze!

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)。那(nà)最(zuì)短(duǎn)的(de)河流(héliú)呢(ne)？

    Right. Then what is the shortest river?

  4. Liangliang

    最(zuì)短(duǎn)的(de)河流(héliú)？我(wǒ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)。

    The shortest river? I don't know.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)家(jiā)厨房(chúfáng)那条(nàtiáo)！早上(zǎoshang)水龙头(shuǐlóngtóu)没(méi)关(guān)，就(jiù)有(yǒu)一条(yītiáo)小河(xiǎohé)。

    The one in your kitchen! If you leave the tap on in the morning, you get a little river.

  6. Liangliang

    好了(hǎole)好了(hǎole)，我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)去(qù)关(guān)。

    OK, OK, I'll go turn it off right now.

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01

世(shì)界(jiè)上(shàng)没(méi)有(yǒu)两(liǎng)条(tiáo)完(wán)全(quán)相(xiāng)同(tóng)的(de)河(hé)流(liú)。

No two rivers in the world are completely the same.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)建(jiàn)了(le)一(yí)座(zuò)横(héng)跨(kuà)河(hé)流(liú)的(de)桥(qiáo)。

They built a bridge across the river.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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