内流河

內流河

nèiliúhé

noun

Measure Word

一条内流河 tiáo

Meanings

1 endorheic river
2 inland river (one that does not reach the sea)

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

内流河大多分布在干旱地区。

Nèiliúhé dàduō fēnbù zài gānhàn dìqū.

Endorheic rivers are mostly found in arid regions.

HSK 7-9

塔里木河是中国最长的内流河。

Tǎlǐmù hé shì Zhōngguó zuì cháng de nèiliúhé.

The Tarim is China's longest endorheic river.

Tips

memory

Read the components literally: 内 ('inner') + 流 ('flow') + 河 ('river') - a river that flows inward (into a desert basin or salt lake) instead of reaching the ocean. Its opposite is 外流河, a river that drains to the sea like the Yangtze.

Stroke Order

内 nèi

流 liú

河 hé