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Hanzi

湖 / 湖

Traditional
湖
Simplified
湖

lake/CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

hú

Bopomofo

ㄏㄨˊ

Jyutping

wu4

Example sentences

江湖 jiānghú
人在江湖，身不由己。

One has no control over one's own affairs in the jianghu (world).

武俠 / 武侠 wǔxiá
他從小愛看武俠小說，總覺得江湖故事比現實更有趣。
他从小爱看武侠小说，总觉得江湖故事比现实更有趣。

He has loved martial-arts adventure novels since childhood and always finds their world more interesting than reality.

湖 hú
這座湖的景色非常優美。
这座湖的景色非常优美。

The scenery of this lake is very beautiful.

反映 fǎnyìng
湖面反映出美麗的倒影。
湖面反映出美丽的倒影。

The surface of the lake reflects a beautiful reflection.

Example Vocabulary

江湖

jiang1'hu2

rivers and lakes; the world; the underworld

湖

hu2

lake

湖南

五湖四海

wu3'hu2'si4'hai3

千島湖

南湖

天鵝湖

太湖

tai4'hu2

亭湖區

伊利湖

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