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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

河流 [héliú]
  1. 1. noun river

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

河流 [héliú]
  1. 1. rivers

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

河流 [héliú]
  1. 1. 地球表面自然形成或人工开凿的江、河的统称。

Examples

长江、黄河、黑龙江、珠江等四大河流
the four large rivers—the Changjiang, the Huanghe, the Heilongjiang and the Zhujiang
大运河贯通五大河流
The Grand Canal links up five big rivers. 贯通
这条河流的水道原来很不规则。
The course of this river used to be quite irregular. 规则
截断河流
dam a river 截断
河流的治本工程
project for the permanent control of a river 治本
治理河流
harness a river; bring a river under control 治理
河流
rivers
这条河流的污染都是人为的原因造成的。 人为
河流入海和海水溶汇到一起。 溶汇
河流两岸散居着20户人家。 散居

Word Decomposition


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[liú]

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