Chinese Word: 瀑 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

瀑Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 18; Radical: 水

Ideographic:Violent 暴 water 氵; 暴 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 儤爆曝

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Pinyin: bào

English Definition:shower (rain)

Chinese Definition:
①(瀑河)水名，在中国河北省。亦作“鲍河”。
②暴雨。

Pinyin: pù

English Definition:waterfall

Chinese Definition:
①(瀑布)水从高山陡直地流下来，远看好像挂着的白布。简称“瀑”，如“飞瀑流泉”。

Example Words:

瀑布HSK 6	pù bù	waterfall
黄果树瀑布	huáng guǒ shù pù bù	Huangguoshu waterfalls, Anshun 安顺 , Guizhou
维多利亚瀑布	wéi duō lì yà pù bù	Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya on the Zambesi River, between Zambia and Zimbabwe
尼亚加拉瀑布	ní yà jiā lā pù bù	Niagara Falls
尼加拉瀑布	ní jiā lā pù bù	Niagara Falls (Tw)

1		pù bù 瀑布 bēn xiè 奔泻， fā chū 发出 jù dà 巨大 de 的 shēng xiǎng 声响。 The waterfall came down with a rush and a roar.
2		ní yà jiā lā 尼亚加拉 pù bù 瀑布 shì 是 yī gè 一个 zhēn zhèng 真正 lìng rén 令人 yìn xiàng 印象 shēn kè 深刻 de 的 zì rán 自然 qí guān 奇观。 The Niagara Falls are a truly impressive natural wonder.