Yellow River
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- proper noun
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- The Yellow River is the second-longest river in China, known for its distinctive yellow silt.
- tributaries of the Yellow River
- Yellow River in China
- cross the Yellow River
Examples
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Have you ever gone down the Yellow River?
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What is the Yellow River?
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The victims of the Yellow River floods in China sometimes amount to hundreds of thousands.
Fiction book (1991) -
These awe-inspiring rock pillars can be found along the banks of the Yellow River in northwest China.
Blog text (6) -
In the next few years the Mongol hordes of Genghis Khan... seized all of China north of the Yellow River.
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Getting there: Yellow River Stone Forest Geological Park is located in Jingtai Town, about 100 kilometers northeast of Lanzhou, the provincial capital of Gansu.
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Many ancient civilizations developed along the banks of the Yellow River, making it a vital water source.
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The Yellow River flows through northern China before emptying into the Yellow Sea.
Synonyms
A major river in northern China that flows east to the Yellow Sea and carries yellow silt
A large river in northern China that carries yellow mud and often floods
A name for the Yellow River in China because its frequent floods cause great damage
Surface Forms
Morphology
The name is compositionally built from 'yellow' + 'river' and directly conveys a river characterized by yellowish silt, so a learner who knows both words can infer its basic meaning. This color + geographic noun pattern is cross-linguistically common, making the expression immediately comprehensible even if the learner does not know it refers to a specific Chinese river.
Etymology
Yellow River gets its name from the thick yellow 'silt' the river carries, a fine mud that makes the water look yellow. That's why people call it the Yellow River.