河

hé · he

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. river (CL:條 / 条 (tiáo),道 (dào))
  2. (bound form) the Yellow River
  3. (bound form) the Milky Way
  4. (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 (héfěn)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

密(mì)西(xī)西(xī)比(bǐ)河(hé)是(shì)全(quán)美(měi)国(guó)最(zuì)长(cháng)的(de)河(hé)。

The Mississippi is the longest river in the United States.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)的(de)房(fáng)子(zi)在(zài)河(hé)的(de)另(lìng)一(yì)边(biān)。

Her house is across the river.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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