河畔 (hépàn): riverside

Meanings

Tāmen zài hépàn sànbù.

They took a walk along the riverside.

Hépàn de liǔshù suí fēng yáobǎi.

The willows on the riverbank swayed in the wind.

register

More literary and poetic than 河边 (hébiān). Often used in written descriptions, place names, and song lyrics.

河 hé

畔 pàn