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山 shān

mountain, hill, peak

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3
Level
HSK 3
Type
Pictograph
Made of 凵丨 ⿶凵丨

Memory hint: Three mountain peaks

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  1. 那座山很高。
    Nà zuò shān hěn gāo.
    That mountain is very tall.
    that (measure) mountain very tall
  2. 山上的风景怎么样？
    Shān shang de fēngjǐng zěnmeyàng?
    How's the scenery on the mountain?
    mountain on (particle) scenery how
  3. 我们下午去爬山吧。
    Wǒmen xiàwǔ qù páshān ba.
    Let's go mountain climbing this afternoon.
    we afternoon go mountain-climb (particle-suggestion)
  4. 这座山不太高。
    Zhè zuò shān bú tài gāo.
    This mountain isn't very tall.
    this (measure) mountain not too tall
  5. 这个国家有一条很长的山脉。
    Zhège guójiā yǒu yì tiáo hěn cháng de shānmài.
    This country has a very long mountain range.
    this country have one (measure) very long (particle) mountain-range

Words with 山 (2)