五大湖

Wǔdàhú
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the Great Lakes of North America

Examples

HSK 3
五大湖中最大的是苏必利尔湖。
Wǔdàhú zhōng zuì dà de shì Sūbìlì'ěr Hú.
The largest of the Great Lakes is Lake Superior.
HSK 4
Wǔdàhú zài Měiguó hé Jiānádà zhījiān.
The Great Lakes lie between the United States and Canada.

Tips

memory
The five are 苏必利尔湖 (Superior), 密歇根湖 (Michigan), 休伦湖 (Huron), 伊利湖 (Erie) and 安大略湖 (Ontario). English speakers remember them as HOMES. Only Lake Michigan lies wholly in the United States; the other four share the border with Canada.

Stroke Order

五 wǔ
大 dà
湖 hú