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河水

héshuǐ

river water

(archaic) Yellow River
Yellow River
river water

Examples

这条河水流湍急。

This river flows rapidly.

Source: Tatoeba

大雨使河水泛滥。

The rivers were flooded by the heavy rain.

Source: Tatoeba

颱风造成了河水氾滥。

The typhoon caused the river to flood.

Source: Tatoeba

汤姆掉进了冰冷的河水里。

Tom fell into the ice-cold water of the river.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

(bound form) the Yellow River
(bound form) the Milky Way
(bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 héfěn

classifiers: 條, 道

water
(after a name) ... River
to swim (used mostly in 会水 huìshuǐ and 水性 shuǐxìng)
(coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
(bound form) additional cost; extra income
classifier for washings of a garment

Containing this entry

井水不犯河水

jǐngshuǐbùfànhéshuǐ

(saying) everyone minds their own business

河水不犯井水

héshuǐbùfànjǐngshuǐ

lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.
Mind your own business.

河水不洗船

héshuǐbùxǐchuán

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