特拉华河

特拉華河

TèlāhuáHé

popculture

Meanings

1 Delaware River (USA)
2 the river separating Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware

Characters

transliteration: te

transliteration: la

transliteration: hua

Examples

特拉华河是美国东岸的重要河流。

Tèlāhuá Hé shì Měiguó dōng àn de zhòngyào héliú.

The Delaware River is an important river on the U.S. East Coast.

1776年华盛顿在圣诞夜渡过特拉华河，奇袭英军。

Yī qī qī liù nián Huáshèngdùn zài Shèngdàn yè dùguò Tèlāhuá Hé, qíxí Yīngjūn.

In 1776, on Christmas night, Washington crossed the Delaware River and launched a surprise attack on the British.

Tips

history

Famous in American history for Washington's daring crossing on Christmas night 1776, immortalized in Emanuel Leutze's painting 'Washington Crossing the Delaware.' The state of Delaware (特拉华州) takes its name from the river.

Stroke Order

特 tè

拉 lā

华 huá

河 hé