湖泊 húpō lake
How to remember 湖泊: 湖 lake + 泊 to anchor = lake.
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How it is used
- A collective term for lakes - 众多的湖泊 (zhòngduō de húpō) numerous lakes.
- Slightly formal/geographic; refers to lakes as a category, whereas 湖 (hú) names a specific lake.
- Note 泊 reads pō here (not bó); used in geography and nature writing.
Example sentences
- 森林外有一个美丽的湖泊。 Sēnlín wàiyǒu yígè měilì de húpō.A beautiful lake lay just beyond the forest.