| 三河市 | Sān hé shì | Sanhe county level city in Langfang 廊坊, Hebei |
| 三河县 | Sān hé xiàn | Sanhe county in Beijing |
| 三里河 | Sān lǐ hé | Sanlihe (Beijing street name) |
| 不到黄河心不死 | bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ | lit. do not stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom); fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal; to keep going while some hope is left |
| 五河 | Wǔ hé | Wuhe county in Bengbu 蚌埠, Anhui; Punjab, province of Pakistan |
| 五河县 | Wǔ hé xiàn | Wuhe county in Bengbu 蚌埠, Anhui |
| 井水不犯河水 | jǐng shuǐ bù fàn hé shuǐ | everyone minds their own business |
| 亚马逊河 | Yà mǎ xùn hé | Amazon River |
| 京杭大运河 | Jīng Háng Dà yùn hé | the Grand canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC |
| 京杭运河 | Jīng Háng yùn hé | the Grand canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC |
| 人工河 | rén gōng hé | canal; man-made waterway |
| 伊犁河 | Yī lí hé | Ili River |
| 伊通河 | Yī tōng hé | Yitong river in Siping 四平, Jilin |
| 信口开河 | xìn kǒu kāi hé | to talk off the cuff (idiom); idle talk |
| 先河 | xiān hé | priority; sth advocated first; refers to ancient tradition: Worship the river first, then the sea. |
| 克孜勒苏河 | Kè zī lè sū hé | Qizilsu or Kizilsu River in Xinjiang |
| 内卡河 | Nèi kǎ hé | Neckar river in Germany |
| 内流河 | nèi liú hé | inward flowing river; river flowing into desert or salt lake, e.g. Tarim river 塔里木河 |
| 内陆河 | nèi lù hé | inland river; river draining to inland sea |
| 两河文明 | liǎng hé wén míng | Mesopotamian civilization |
| 两河流域 | liǎng hé liú yù | Mesopotamia |
| 冰河 | bīng hé | glacier |
| 冰河时期 | bīng hé shí qī | ice age |
| 冰河期 | bīng hé qī | ice age |
| 凌河 | Líng hé | Linghe district of Jinzhou city 锦州市, Liaoning |
| 凌河区 | Líng hé qū | Linghe district of Jinzhou city 锦州市, Liaoning |
| 刚果河 | Gāng guǒ hé | Congo river |
| 剑河 | Jiàn hé | Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔东南州, Guizhou |
| 剑河县 | Jiàn hé xiàn | Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔东南州, Guizhou |
| 勃固河 | Bó gù hé | Pegu river of south central Myanmar (Burma) |
| 包河 | Bāo hé | Baohe district of Hefei city 合肥市, Anhui |
| 包河区 | Bāo hé qū | Baohe district of Hefei city 合肥市, Anhui |
| 北戴河区 | Běi dài hé qū | Beidaihe district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇岛市, Hebei |
| 南胶河 | Nán jiāo hé | Nanjiao River (Shandong province, flows into Qingdao harbor) |
| 印度河 | Yìn dù hé | Indus river |
| 口若悬河 | kǒu ruò xuán hé | mouth like a torrent (idiom); eloquent; glib; voluble; have the gift of the gab |
| 句骊河 | Jù lí hé | pre-Han name of Liao river 辽河 |
| 吉兰丹河 | Jí lán dān hé | Kelantan River of Malaysia, near Thai border |
| 和田河 | Hé tián hé | Hotan river in Xinjiang |
| 哈巴河 | Hā bā hé | Habahe county or Qaba nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地区, Xinjiang |
| 哈巴河县 | Hā bā hé xiàn | Habahe county or Qaba nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地区, Xinjiang |
| 哈德逊河 | Hā dé xùn Hé | Hudson River, New York State, USA |
| 唐河 | Táng hé | Tanghe county in Nanyang 南阳, Henan |
| 唐河县 | Táng hé xiàn | Tanghe county in Nanyang 南阳, Henan |
| 商河 | Shāng hé | Shanghe county in Ji'nan 济南, Shandong |
| 商河县 | Shāng hé xiàn | Shanghe county in Ji'nan 济南, Shandong |
| 埃布罗河 | āi bù luó hé | Ebro river (in northeast Spain) |
埃文河畔斯特拉特
福 | Āi wén hé pàn Sī tè lā tè fú | Stratford-upon-Avon |
| 城子河 | Chéng zi hé | Chengzihe district of Jixi city 鸡西, Heilongjiang |
| 城子河区 | Chéng zi hé qū | Chengzihe district of Jixi city 鸡西, Heilongjiang |
