渭河

Wèihé

proper noun

Meanings

1 Wei River, the largest tributary of the Yellow River, flowing from Gansu across the Guanzhong plain of Shaanxi

Characters

Wei (name of the river)

Examples

HSK 5

古代的长安就建在渭河南边。

Gǔdài de Cháng'ān jiù jiàn zài Wèihé nánbian.

Ancient Chang'an was built just south of the Wei River.

HSK 7-9

渭河是黄河最大的支流。

Wèihé shì Huánghé zuì dà de zhīliú.

The Wei is the largest tributary of the Yellow River.

Tips

culture

Near Xi'an the 泾河 flows into it, and for a stretch the two waters, one clearer than the other, run side by side without mixing. The sight is behind the idiom 泾渭分明, 'as distinct as the Jing and the Wei'.

Stroke Order

渭 Wèi

河 hé