河 (hé) means River. Below are 24 of the 27 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
河 上有一座新桥。
Hé shàng yǒu yí zuò xīn qiáo.
There is a new bridge over the river.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 桥
河 的两岸都是树。
Hé de liǎng àn dōu shì shù.
Both banks of the river are lined with trees.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 岸
河 水冬天会冻上。
Héshuǐ dōngtiān huì dòng shàng.
The river freezes over in winter.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 冻
河 畔长满了柳树。
Hé pàn zhǎng mǎn le liǔshù.
Willows grow all along the riverbank.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 畔
孩子在 河 边捡石头。
Háizi zài hé biān jiǎn shítou.
The child is collecting stones by the river.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 石头
下雨以后 河 水涨了。
Xià yǔ yǐhòu héshuǐ zhǎng le.
The river rose after the rain.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 涨
河 边的土壤最肥沃。
Hé biān de tǔrǎng zuì féiwò.
The soil by the river is the most fertile.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 肥沃
这座桥跨过整条 河 。
Zhè zuò qiáo kuà guò zhěng tiáo hé.
This bridge spans the whole river.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 跨
河 水从峡谷中穿过。
Héshuǐ cóng xiágǔ zhōng chuānguò.
The river runs through the canyon.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 峡谷
这条 河 治理得很好。
Zhè tiáo hé zhìlǐ de hěn hǎo.
This river has been well managed.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 治理
这是世界上最长的 河 。
Zhè shì shìjiè shàng zuì cháng de hé.
This is the longest river in the world.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 世界
长江是中国最长的 河 。
Chángjiāng shì Zhōngguó zuì cháng de hé.
The Yangtze is the longest river in China.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 长江
这条 河 很深,别下去。
Zhè tiáo hé hěn shēn, bié xiàqù.
This river is deep; do not go in.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 深
爷爷喜欢在 河 边钓鱼。
Yéye xǐhuan zài hé biān diào yú.
Grandpa likes fishing by the river.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 钓
连日暴雨使 河 水泛滥。
Liánrì bàoyǔ shǐ héshuǐ fànlàn.
Days of heavy rain caused the river to overflow.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 泛滥
这条 河 有好几条支流。
Zhè tiáo hé yǒu hǎojǐ tiáo zhīliú.
This river has several tributaries.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 支流
黄 河 是中国很有名的 河 。
Huánghé shì Zhōngguó hěn yǒumíng de hé.
The Yellow River is a very famous river in China.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 黄河
下雨后 河 水变得很混浊。
Xià yǔ hòu héshuǐ biàn de hěn hùnzhuó.
After the rain the river water turned very muddy.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 混浊
他从 河 里捞起了一条鱼。
Tā cóng hé lǐ lāo qǐ le yì tiáo yú.
He fished a fish out of the river.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 捞
这条 河 的上游水质很清。
Zhè tiáo hé de shàngyóu shuǐzhì hěn qīng.
The water in the upper reaches of this river is very clear.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 上游
眼前是一片壮丽的山 河 。
Yǎnqián shì yí piàn zhuànglì de shānhé.
Before us lay a magnificent landscape.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 壮丽
他们在 河 上搭了一座木桥。
Tāmen zài hé shang dā le yí zuò mù qiáo.
They put up a wooden bridge across the river.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 搭
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河 appears in 27 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
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How is 河 used in a sentence?
This page shows 27 sentences using 河 (hé, "River"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
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Why do some sentences show 河 inside a longer word?
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