尼罗河

尼羅河

Níluóhé

proper noun #20,262

Meanings

1 the Nile River

Characters

Buddhist nun; (phonetic for Ni-)

net; (phonetic for -lo-)

Examples

HSK 7-9

尼罗河是世界上最长的河流之一。

Níluóhé shì shìjiè shàng zuì cháng de héliú zhīyī.

The Nile River is one of the longest rivers in the world.

HSK 7-9

古埃及文明兴起于尼罗河流域。

Gǔ Āijí wénmíng xīngqǐ yú Níluóhé liúyù.

Ancient Egyptian civilization arose in the Nile River valley.

Tips

culture

尼罗河 is a phonetic transliteration: 尼罗 (Níluó) transcribes 'Nile', and 河 (hé) means 'river'. Chinese geographical names for foreign rivers typically append 河 or 江 to the transliterated name.

Stroke Order

尼 ní

罗 luó

河 hé