河流 héliú river
How to remember 河流: 河 river + 流 flow = river.
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How it is used
- Rivers (as a general/collective category) - 保护河流 (bǎohù héliú) protect rivers.
- 河流 is the abstract/collective term; a specific named river uses 河 or 江 (长江, 黄河).
- More formal/written than plain 河; appears in geography and environmental contexts.
- Measure word 条 (tiáo): 一条河流.
Example sentences
- 儿童应该远离河流。有危险。 Értóng yīnggāi yuǎnlí héliú.yǒu wēixiǎn.Children should keep away from the river. It's dangerous.
- 地图上的蓝线代表河流。 Dìtú shàng de lánxiàn dàibiǎo héliú.The blue lines on the map represent rivers.