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河
hé
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- pinyin
- hé
- simplified
- 河
- traditional
- 河
1 · noun
A large natural flow of water along a channel.
在陆地上沿河道流动的较大水流。
条 commonly counts rivers; a river bank is its side.
The river runs beside the village.
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这条河从村子旁边流过。
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2 · noun
A natural flow of water along a channel on the land surface.
在地表沿河道流动的天然水流。
This is the ordinary river noun, commonly counted with 条. The bound uses referring to the Yellow River, Milky Way or rice noodles are separate.
After the rain stopped, the water level in this river gradually fell.
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雨停后，这条河的水位慢慢降了下来。
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The children stood on the bridge and watched the small boats on the river.
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孩子们站在桥上，看着河里的小船。
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