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河马
hémǎ
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English Definitionhippopotamus
Simplified Script河马
Traditional Script河馬
Pinyinhémǎ
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄏㄜˊ ㄇㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)ho4maa5
Part of Speech(名) noun
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Part of animals/mammals
Word Decomposition
河hériver
马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess; (Chinese surname); abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚

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河流héliúriver
河南hénánHenan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫, capital Zhengzhou 郑州
河北héběiHebei province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家庄
河南省hénán shěngHenan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫, capital Zhengzhou 郑州
河北省héběi shěngHebei Province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀, capital Shijiazhuang 石家庄
Words With Same Tail Word    
出马chūmǎto set out (on a campaign); to stand for election; to throw one's cap in the ring
神马shénmǎmythical horse; Internet slang for 什么
宝马bǎomǎprecious horse; BMW (car company)
罗马luómǎRome, capital of Italy
立马lìmǎat once; immediately; promptly; swiftly
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