Chinese word

山冈

Pronunciation

Pinyinshān gāng

Meaning

  • nounhill

Example

公园里一个孩子在山冈上玩。gōng yuán lǐ yí gè hái zi zài shān gāng shàng wán

A child is playing on a hill in the park.

Illustration for 山冈 (hill)

More examples

雨后，山冈的轮廓更加清晰。yǔ hòu shān gāng de lún kuò gèng jiā qīng xī

After the rain, the hill's outline became clearer.

Core concept

A small raised part of mountainous land, lower and gentler than a full mountain but more defined than flat ground.

Common phrases

  • 在山冈上野餐zài shān gāng shàng yě cān

    have a picnic on a hill

  • 站在山冈上zhàn zài shān gāng shàng

    stand on a hill

  • 山冈的轮廓shān gāng de lún kuò

    hill outline

Similar words

小山xiǎo shān: A little hill with a low, rounded shape.
丘qiū: A small natural rise in the ground, such as a hillock.
岭lǐng: A long, high ridge forming part of a mountain.

Definition in Chinese

多指山地中较低的小丘或突起，也可指山脊上的小隆起。duō zhǐ shān dì zhōng jiào dī de xiǎo qiū huò tū qǐ yě kě zhǐ shān jí shàng de xiǎo lóng qǐ

Word origin

山 (shān, "mountain") + 冈 (gāng, "ridge") names a smaller raised feature within mountainous terrain.

Usage tips

  • In a place description, it marks a distinct rise in the terrain and helps locate people or objects in the scene.

Other meanings

  • hillocknoun

Opposites

  • 平地píng dìflat groundnoun
  • 低地dī dìlow-lying landnoun

Related words

  • 山岗shān gǎnghillocknoun

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