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河

hé · he

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure words: 条 tiáo, 道 dào

Meaning

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  1. river
  2. (bound form) the Yellow River
  3. (bound form) the Milky Way
  4. (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 (héfěn)
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In a conversation

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Nothing biting at the river

  1. Dengdeng

    这条(zhètiáo)河(hé)真(zhēn)宽(kuān)啊(a)！

    This river is so wide!

  2. Liangliang

    河(hé)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)鱼(yú)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)。

    There are many fish in the river. Look.

  3. Dengdeng

    河边(hébiān)可以(kěyǐ)钓鱼(diàoyú)吗(ma)？

    Can we fish by the river?

  4. Liangliang

    可以(kěyǐ)。我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)在(zài)河边(hébiān)坐(zuò)了(le)三个小时(sāngèxiǎoshí)。

    Yes. Yesterday I sat by the river for three hours.

  5. Dengdeng

    钓到(diàodào)几条(jǐtiáo)？

    How many did you catch?

  6. Liangliang

    一条(yītiáo)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)，不过(bùguò)河(hé)很(hěn)好看(hǎokàn)。

    Not one, but the river looks lovely.

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2 examples
01

密(mì)西(xī)西(xī)比(bǐ)河(hé)是(shì)全(quán)美(měi)国(guó)最(zuì)长(cháng)的(de)河(hé)。

The Mississippi is the longest river in the United States.

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

02

她(tā)的(de)房(fáng)子(zi)在(zài)河(hé)的(de)另(lìng)一(yì)边(biān)。

Her house is across the river.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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