亚马孙河

亞馬孫河
Yàmǎsūn Hé
proper noun #88,040

Meanings

  1. 1 Amazon River
  2. 2 the largest river in South America by discharge volume

Examples

HSK 6
Yàmǎsūn Hé shì shìjiè shàng liúliàng zuì dà de héliú.
The Amazon has the largest discharge volume of any river in the world.
HSK 7-9
Yàmǎsūn Hé liújīng Bāxī.
The Amazon River flows through Brazil.

Tips

usage
Mainland uses 亚马孙 (Yàmǎsūn); Taiwan and older Mainland writings use 亚马逊 (Yàmǎxùn), the same Amazon, different transliteration. The e-commerce company (Amazon Inc.) is consistently 亚马逊 in Mainland press, which sometimes confuses learners.
memory
Don't mix up the river's 亚马孙 with the company's 亚马逊 (亚马逊公司 = Amazon Inc.). Different 孙/逊 character, same Amazon source.

Stroke Order

亚 Yà
马 mǎ
孙 sūn
河 hé