鹤壁

鶴壁
Hèbì
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Hebi, city in northern Henan

Examples

HSK 3
Cóng Zhèngzhōu zuò gāotiě dào Hèbì, búdào yí ge xiǎoshí.
From Zhengzhou to Hebi by high-speed train takes less than an hour.
HSK 4
Hèbì zài Hénán běibù.
Hebi is in northern Henan.

Tips

culture
The full name is 鹤壁市. It is said to be named after cranes, 鹤, that once rested on the cliffs, 壁, above the 淇河. The city grew up around coal mines in the 1950s, and 浚县, with its Lantern Festival temple fair, is one of its counties.

Stroke Order

鹤 hè
壁 bì