大运河

大運河

Dàyùnhé

proper noun #59,957

Meanings

1 Grand Canal, the waterway linking Beijing and Hangzhou, first joined into one system under the Sui

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

大运河连接着北京和杭州。

Dàyùnhé liánjiē zhe Běijīng hé Hángzhōu.

The Grand Canal links Beijing and Hangzhou.

HSK 5

古代南方的粮食主要靠大运河运到北方。

Gǔdài nánfāng de liángshi zhǔyào kào Dàyùnhé yùndào běifāng.

In ancient times, grain from the south was carried north mainly by the Grand Canal.

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history

Its oldest stretch, the 邗沟 near 扬州, was dug by the state of Wu in 486 BC. The Sui linked older canals into one network centred on Luoyang, and the Yuan cut a shorter route north to Beijing, today's 京杭大运河. As 中国大运河 (the Grand Canal of China) it has been a World Heritage Site since 2014.

usage

Used alone, 大运河 means this canal; a canal in general is 运河.

Stroke Order

大 dà

运 yùn

河 hé