河

hé

HSK 3

河 — hé

1. river

   那条河很宽。 nàtiáo hé hěn kuān — That river is very wide.

2. (bound form) the Yellow River

   黄河是中国的母亲河。 huánghé shì zhōngguó de mǔqīnhé — The Yellow River is the mother river of China.

3. (bound form) the Milky Way

   科学家研究银河系，也叫银河或天河。 kēxuéjiā yánjiū yínhéxì yě jiào yínhé huò tiānhé — Scientists study the galaxy, also called the Milky Way or Tianhe.

4. (bound form, on menus) rice noodles (河粉 héfěn)

   这家餐馆的河粉很有名。 zhèjiā cānguǎn de hé fěn hěn yǒumíng — This restaurant's rice noodles (héfěn) are famous.