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Meaning

name of a river

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “huai” becomes a different word in each tone. 淮 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

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Common Words

  • 淮上huái shàngsee 淮上区
  • 淮海huái hǎiHuaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州, including parts of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces
  • 淮安huái ānsee 淮安市; see 淮安区
  • 淮山huái shānChinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya), aka nagaimo
  • 淮南huái nánregion south of the Huai River and north of the Yangtze River, esp. central Anhui Province; see 淮南市

Example Sentence

淮河是中国南北方的一条分界线。Huái hé shì Zhōng guó nán běi fāng de yì tiáo fēn jiè xiàn.The Huai River is a dividing line between northern and southern China.

Huáiname of a riverriver (CL:条,道)shìis中国Zhōng guóChina南北nán běinorth and southfāngsquaredeofonetiáostrip分界线fēn jiè xiàndividing line