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单词 yellow river
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Yellow River


Yellow River

A river of northern China rising in the Kunlun Mountains and flowing about 5,400 km (3,350 mi) generally eastward to the Bohai Sea. It is named for the vast quantities of yellow silt it carries to its delta. The river is sometimes called "China's Sorrow" because of the devastating floods that once occurred regularly in its lower course. Yellow River is the translation of Huang He, its Chinese name.

Yellow River

n (Placename) the second longest river in China, rising in SE Qinghai and flowing east, south, and east again to the Gulf of Bohai south of Tianjin; it has changed its course several times in recorded history. Length: about 4350 km (2700 miles). Chinese name: Hwang Ho

Huang He

(ˈʰwɑŋ ˈhœ)

also Hwang Ho


n. a river flowing from W China into the Gulf of Bohai. 2800 mi. (4510 km) long.
Thesaurus
Noun1.Yellow River - a major river of Asia in northern ChinaYellow River - a major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its deltaHuang He, Hwang HoCathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
Translations

Yellow River


Yellow River,

China: see Huang HeHuang He,
 Hwang Ho
, or Yellow River,
great river of N China, c.3,000 mi (4,830 km) long, rising in the twin lakes Gyaring and Ngoring in the Kunlun Mts., NW Qinghai prov.
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Yellow River

the second longest river in China, rising in SE Qinghai and flowing east, south, and east again to the Gulf of Bohai south of Tianjin; it has changed its course several times in recorded history. Length: about 4350 km (2700 miles)

Yellow River


  • noun

Synonyms for Yellow River

noun a major river of Asia in northern China

Synonyms

  • Huang He
  • Hwang Ho

Related Words

  • Cathay
  • China
  • Communist China
  • mainland China
  • People's Republic of China
  • PRC
  • Red China
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