Definition

Examples

• 夏天的晚上，我们可以在天上看到银河。
  Xiàtiān de wǎnshang, wǒmen kěyǐ zài tiān shàng kàndào yín hé.
  On summer nights, we can see the Milky Way in the sky.
• 银河是由无数颗星星组成的。
  yín hé shì yóu wúshù kē xīngxing zǔchéng de.
  The Milky Way is made up of countless stars.
• 古代中国人把银河叫做天河。
  Gǔdài Zhōngguó rén bǎ yín hé jiàozuò tiānhé.
  Ancient Chinese people called the Milky Way the 'Heavenly River'.