塔里木河

Tǎlǐmù Hé

proper noun

Meanings

1 Tarim River, China's longest inland river, along the northern edge of the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

塔里木河是中国最长的内陆河。

Tǎlǐmù Hé shì Zhōngguó zuì cháng de nèilùhé.

The Tarim is China's longest inland river.

HSK 7-9

塔里木河两岸长着大片的胡杨林。

Tǎlǐmù Hé liǎng'àn zhǎng zhe dàpiàn de húyánglín.

Large forests of desert poplar grow along both banks of the Tarim.

Tips

history

Its water never reaches the sea. It once ended in Lop Nur (罗布泊); as more of its water went to irrigation, the lake dried up and the lowest stretch of the river with it.

Stroke Order

塔 tǎ

里 lǐ

木 mù

河 hé