Chinese Word: 湖 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

湖HSK 6

Pinyin: hú

English Definition: lake; Classifiers: 个

Chinese Definition:
①陆地上聚积的大水：湖泊。湖泽。湖滩。湖荡。湖光山色。
②指中国湖北省和湖南省：两湖。湖广。
③指中国湖州(旧地名，在今浙江省吴兴县)：湖笔。湖绉。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:胡 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

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湖南	hú nán	Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘 , capital Changsha 长沙
湖北	hú běi	Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂
湖泊HSK 6	hú pō	lake
江湖	jiāng hú	rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武侠 ); (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde; (in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld
湖畔	hú pàn	lakeside

1		hú lǐ 湖里 de 的 shuǐ 水 hěn shēn 很深。 The water in the lake is very deep.
2		tā men 他们 qù 去 hú biān 湖边 bǔ yú 捕鱼。 They went to the lake to catch fish.
3		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 zài 在 hú biān 湖边 sàn bù 散步。 I like to take a walk by the lake.
4		wǒ men 我们 zhèng zài 正在 hú 湖 shàng 上 huá chuán 划船。 We are rowing on the lake.
5		hú miàn 湖面 jìng jìng de 静静地 fàn 泛 zhe 着 wēi bō 微波。 The lake is quietly rippling.

1		hú lǐ 湖里 de 的 shuǐ 水 hěn shēn 很深。 The water in the lake is very deep.
2		tā men 他们 qù 去 hú biān 湖边 bǔ yú 捕鱼。 They went to the lake to catch fish.
3		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 zài 在 hú biān 湖边 sàn bù 散步。 I like to take a walk by the lake.
4		wǒ men 我们 zhèng zài 正在 hú 湖 shàng 上 huá chuán 划船。 We are rowing on the lake.
5		hú miàn 湖面 jìng jìng de 静静地 fàn 泛 zhe 着 wēi bō 微波。 The lake is quietly rippling.