河流

héliú

noun HSK 5 #8,737

Measure Word

一条河流 tiáo

Meanings

1 river; stream
2 rivers (collectively)

Characters

to flow; current; stream

Examples

HSK 1

中国有很多大河流。

Zhōngguó yǒu hěnduō dà héliú.

China has many large rivers.

HSK 4

工厂污染了附近的河流。

Gōngchǎng wūrǎn le fùjìn de héliú.

The factory polluted the nearby rivers.

HSK 7-9

这条河流流经三个省。

Zhè tiáo héliú liújīng sān gè shěng.

This river flows through three provinces.

Tips

usage

河流 is the general/formal term for rivers. In everyday speech, 河 alone is more common. 江 is used for major rivers like 长江 (Yangtze) and 黑龙江 (Heilongjiang). Generally, 江 implies larger than 河.

Stroke Order

河 hé

流 liú