苏州河

蘇州河
Sūzhōu Hé
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Suzhou Creek, river through central Shanghai that flows into the Huangpu

Examples

HSK 3
Sūzhōu Hé zài Shànghǎi, bú zài Sūzhōu.
Suzhou Creek is in Shanghai, not in Suzhou.
HSK 6
Sūzhōu Hé zài Wàibáidù Qiáo fùjìn huìrù Huángpǔ Jiāng.
Suzhou Creek joins the Huangpu near the Garden Bridge.

Tips

usage
It is the lower course of the 吴淞江, which flows out of Lake Tai. Foreigners in 19th-century Shanghai called it Suzhou Creek because boats went up it to Suzhou, and the Chinese name followed.

In Pop Culture

苏州河 Sūzhōu Hé
Suzhou River
娄烨's 2000 film noir set along the creek, with 周迅 in a double role as two look-alike women.

Stroke Order

苏 sū
州 zhōu
河 hé