河床 (héchuáng): riverbed

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一条河床 tiáo

干旱导致河床裸露，寸草不生。

Gānhàn dǎozhì héchuáng luǒlù, cùncǎobùshēng.

The drought left the riverbed exposed and barren.

考古学家在古河床中发现了化石。

Kǎogǔxuéjiā zài gǔ héchuáng zhōng fāxiàn le huàshí.

Archaeologists found fossils in the ancient riverbed.

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河 (river) + 床 (bed) — just like a person's bed, a river has a 'bed' at the bottom where it rests.

河 hé

床 chuáng