Yalu

American  

[yah-loo, yah-ly] / ˈyɑˌlu, ˈyɑˈlü /

noun

Pinyin, Wade-Giles.

1. a river in E Asia, forming part of the boundary between Manchuria and North Korea and flowing SW to the Yellow Sea. 300 miles (483 km) long.

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Yalu British  

/ ˈjɑːˌluː /

noun

1. a river in E Asia, rising in N North Korea and flowing southwest to Korea Bay, forming a large part of the border between North Korea and NE China. Length: 806 km (501 miles)

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Example Sentences

South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported earlier that a train had been seen crossing the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge over the Yalu River.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

The Yalu River straddling Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia may rise above warning levels by Friday night, state media reported.

From Reuters • Aug. 4, 2023

Before the pandemic, more than 1,000 people would flee the country each year, crossing the Yalu River into China, according to numbers released by the South Korean government.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2023

Navy’s first jet fighter, on a combat air patrol near the Yalu River, separating North Korea from China when seven MiG-15s jumped him.

From Washington Times • Apr. 23, 2023

At that very moment, more than a quarter million Chinese soldiers massed on the Chinese side of the Yalu, preparing a surprise attack in support of their Communist neighbor.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau