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运河 (yùn hé): Canal (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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运 • yùn • to move, transport, or carry • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
yùn
运
to move, transport, or carry
河 • hé • river • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
hé
河
river
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 运河.
Words with
运
运动
yùn dòng
sport
运动会
yùn dòng huì
sports competition
运动员
yùn dòng yuán
athlete
命运
mìng yùn
destiny; lot; fortune
好运
hǎo yùn
good luck
幸运
xìng yùn
good fortune; good luck
运气
yùn qi
fortune; luck
运用
yùn yòng
utilise; apply; put to use
Words with
河
黄河
huáng hé
Yellow River
河流
hé liú
river
河畔
hé pàn
riverside / riverbank
冰河
bīng hé
glacier, icy river
小河
xiǎo hé
small river, stream
汾河
Fénhé
Fen River (in Shanxi)
沂河
Yí Hé
Yi River (in Shandong)
河北
hé běi
Hebei Province
4.
How to Use 运河 in Sentences
Measure Word + Noun
with
条
yī
一
tiáo
条
yùn
运
hé
河
neutral
a canal
Noun + Noun
yùn
运
hé
河
wén
文
huà
化
neutral
Adjective + Noun
with
古老
gǔ
古
lǎo
老
de
的
yùn
运
hé
河
Verb + Object
with
开凿
kāi
开
záo
凿
yùn
运
hé
河
5.
Example Sentences with 运河
zhè
这
tiáo
条
yùn
运
hé
河
hěn
很
zhǎng
长
canal culture
yùn
运
hé
河
yán
沿
àn
岸
neutral
along the canal
neutral
ancient canal
formal
dig a canal
。
This canal is very long.
zhè
这
tiáo
条
gǔ
古
lǎo
老
de
的
yùn
运
hé
河
jiàn
见
zhèng
证
le
了
chéng
城
shì
市
shù
数
bǎi
百
nián
年
de
的
xīng
兴
shuāi
衰
biàn
变
qiān
迁
。
This ancient canal has witnessed the rise and fall of the city over hundreds of years.
wǒ
我
men
们
zhōu
周
mò
末
kě
可
yǐ
以
yán
沿
zhe
着
yùn
运
hé
河
sàn
散
bù
步
，
xīn
欣
shǎng
赏
liǎng
两
àn
岸
de
的
fēng
风
jǐng
景
ma
吗
？
Can we take a walk along the canal this weekend and enjoy the scenery on both banks?
yùn
运
hé
河
lǐ
里
yǒu
有
hěn
很
duō
多
chuán
船
zài
在
yùn
运
shū
输
huò
货
wù
物
。
There are many ships transporting goods in the canal.
yóu
由
yú
于
yán
严
zhòng
重
wū
污
rǎn
染
，
zhè
这
tiáo
条
yùn
运
hé
河
de
的
shuǐ
水
zhì
质
bìng
并
wèi
未
dé
得
dào
到
yǒu
有
xiào
效
gǎi
改
shàn
善
。
Due to severe pollution, the water quality of this canal has not been effectively improved.
