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

尼罗河是世界上最长的河流之一。

Níluóhé shì shìjiè shàng zuì cháng de héliú zhī yī.

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

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