黄河入海流

黃河入海流

Huánghé rù hǎi liú

quotation

Meanings

1 the Yellow River flows into the sea
2 the Yellow River empties into the ocean
3 Wang Zhihuan's panoramic line from Climbing the Stork Tower

Characters

yellow (with 河)

river (with 黄 = Yellow River)

Examples

HSK 7-9

"白日依山尽，黄河入海流"是小学生的必背诗句。

" Báirìyīshānjìn, Huánghérùhǎiliú " shì xiǎoxuéshēng de bì bèi shījù.

'The white sun sets behind the hills, the Yellow River flows to the sea' is a must-memorize for primary-school students.

HSK 7-9

登鹳雀楼远眺，仿佛看见黄河入海流。

Dēng Guàn què Lóu yuǎn tiào, fǎngfú kànjiàn Huánghérùhǎiliú.

Climbing the Stork Tower and gazing out, one seems to see the Yellow River flowing to the sea.

Tips

history

From the High-Tang poet 王之涣's 登鹳雀楼 ('Climbing the Stork Tower'): 白日依山尽，黄河入海流。欲穷千里目，更上一层楼. The Stork Tower stood at Puzhou in Shanxi, facing the Yellow River. From the view atop the tower the poem draws the lesson 'to see farther, climb higher', a model five-character quatrain.

usage

Geographically the Stork Tower could not actually see the river's mouth (the Yellow River reaches the sea at Dongying in Shandong); this is the poet's imagination. Commonly quoted together with 白日依山尽 and 更上一层楼.

Stroke Order

黄 huáng

河 hé

入 rù

海 hǎi

流 liú