圣劳伦斯河

聖勞倫斯河

Shèngláolúnsī Hé

proper noun

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

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Examples

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

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