圣劳伦斯河

聖勞倫斯河

ShèngláolúnsīHé

popculture

Meanings

1 St. Lawrence River
2 major North American river flowing from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic, forming part of the U.S.–Canada border

Characters

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Examples

圣劳伦斯河连接五大湖和大西洋。

Shèngláolúnsī Hé liánjiē wǔdàhú hé Dàxīyáng.

The St. Lawrence River connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

蒙特利尔位于圣劳伦斯河沿岸。

Méngtèlì'ěr wèiyú Shèngláolúnsī Hé yán'àn.

Montreal is located along the St. Lawrence River.

Tips

culture

Named by French explorer Jacques Cartier in 1535 after Saint Lawrence (圣劳伦斯, the 3rd-century Christian martyr). The river is the main passage of the St. Lawrence Seaway, linking inland North America to global shipping.

Stroke Order

圣 shèng

劳 láo

伦 lún

斯 sī

河 hé