盐湖

鹽湖
yánhú
noun #55,474

Meanings

  1. 1 salt lake

Examples

HSK 4
Yánhú de shuǐ yòu xián yòu kǔ.
The water of a salt lake is both salty and bitter.
HSK 7-9
Qīnghǎi de yánhú chūchǎn dàliàng de yán hé jiǎféi.
Qinghai's salt lakes produce large amounts of salt and potash fertiliser.

Tips

culture
China's best-known salt lakes are in 青海: 察尔汗盐湖, the largest, and 茶卡盐湖, whose still, shallow water reflects the sky so clearly that it is nicknamed 'the mirror of the sky'.

Stroke Order

盐 yán
湖 hú