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

Tour boats took curious sightseers to gaze at North Koreans cycling along the Yalu river separating the two countries or cleaning boats on the bank.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Two green buses have been spotted crossing the Yalu River that divides North Korea and China.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 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

He recalled using binoculars to watch his sister "walk like a crab" on a dock across the Yalu river bordering North Korea, probably to avoid the suspicion of border guards.

From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2022

This has been going on since the late 1860s, when famine struck North Korea and starving farmers fled across the Tumen and the Yalu rivers into northeast China.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden