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悬河
懸河
xuánhé
1. "hanging" river (an embanked one whose riverbed is higher than the surrounding floodplain)
2. (literary) waterfall
3. cataract
4. (fig.) torrent of words

Character Breakdown

悬
xuán
to hang, to hoist, to suspend; hung
HSK 6 11 丶
河
hé
river, stream; the Yellow river
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (1)

口若悬河
kǒuruòxuánhé
mouth like a torrent (idiom)

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