湖泊

húpō

noun HSK 7-9 #22,878

Meanings

1 lake
2 lakes

Characters

lake (literary)

Examples

HSK 3

中国有很多美丽的湖泊。

Zhōngguó yǒu hěnduō měilì de húpō.

China has many beautiful lakes.

HSK 5

这片区域的湖泊正在逐渐缩小。

Zhè piàn qūyù de húpō zhèngzài zhújiàn suōxiǎo.

The lakes in this area are gradually shrinking.

Tips

mistakes

The character 泊 is pronounced pō (first tone) in 湖泊, not bó. This is a common pronunciation error - 泊 is read bó in other words like 停泊 (tíngbó, 'to anchor').

Stroke Order

湖 hú

泊 bó