懸河 xuán hé

(fig.) torrent of words

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
懸 xuán
to hang or suspend; to worry; unresolved
河 hé HSK 3
river