Chinese words · HSK 5

湖

hú

lake

Every meaning

hú

  1. lake
  2. Hunan or Hubei (short for 湖南, 湖北)

In a sentence

  • 公园里有一个小湖。

    There's a small lake in the park.

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Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).