湖泊

húpō

noun HSK 7-9 #22,878

Meanings

1 lake
2 lakes

Characters

lake (literary)

Examples

中国有很多美丽的湖泊。

Zhōngguó yǒu hěnduō měilì de húpō.

China has many beautiful lakes.

这片区域的湖泊正在逐渐缩小。

Zhè piàn qūyù de húpō zhèngzài zhújiàn suōxiǎo.

The lakes in this area are gradually shrinking.

Tips

mistakes

The character 泊 is pronounced pō (first tone) in 湖泊, not bó. This is a common pronunciation error — 泊 is read bó in other words like 停泊 (tíngbó, 'to anchor').

Stroke Order

湖 hú

泊 bó