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shān 山 qīng 清 shuǐ 水 xiù 秀

山清水秀 shān qīng shuǐ xiù

beautiful scenery of green hills and clear waters

Literally: mountains clear waters beautiful

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Attested in Song dynasty poetry by Huang Tingjian.

How to use it

Predicate or attributive; positive. Often 山清水秀的地方.

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  1. 桂林山清水秀，每年都有很多游客。
    Guìlín shān qīng shuǐ xiù, měi nián dōu yǒu hěn duō yóukè.
    Guilin has beautiful hills and clear waters, and gets many tourists every year.
    Guilin mountains clear waters beautiful, every year all have very many tourist
  2. 我想找一个山清水秀的地方住几天。
    Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo yī gè shān qīng shuǐ xiù de dìfang zhù jǐ tiān.
    I'd like to find a scenic spot with hills and rivers to stay a few days.
    I want find one (measure) mountains clear waters beautiful (particle) place stay several days

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