Word information
Simplified河流
Traditional河流
Pinyinhéliú
Part of speech名
HSK 3.05
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 河流
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
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河hé
river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]); (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way; (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2 fen3]
交流jiāoliúto exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)
流liúto flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade
流利liúlìfluent
流行liúxíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable
流传liúchuánto spread; to circulate; to hand down