内流

內流

nèiliú

adjective

Meanings

1 inland-flowing (of a river or drainage system, not reaching the sea)
2 endorheic

Characters

inside / inland

Examples

HSK 7-9

塔里木河是中国最长的内流河。

Tǎlǐmù Hé shì Zhōngguó zuì cháng de nèiliúhé.

The Tarim is China's longest inland-flowing river.

HSK 7-9

内流区域的水最终蒸发或注入湖泊。

Nèiliú qūyù de shuǐ zuìzhōng zhēngfā huò zhùrù húpō.

Water in endorheic regions ultimately evaporates or empties into lakes.

Tips

usage

Pairs with 外流 (outward-flowing, exorheic). 内流河 (inland river - flows into a desert or lake), 内流湖 (terminal lake). Standard physical-geography vocabulary in Chinese textbooks.

Stroke Order

内 nèi

流 liú