Chinese word

山岭

Pronunciation

Pinyinshān lǐng

Meaning

  • nounmountain range

Example

这片山岭很适合夏天避暑。zhè piàn shān lǐng hěn shì hé xià tiān bì shǔ

This mountain range is ideal for escaping the summer heat.

Illustration for 山岭 (mountain range)

More examples

气象预报说，明天山岭地区可能有大风。qì xiàng yù bào shuō míng tiān shān lǐng dì qū kě néng yǒu dà fēng

The weather forecast says there may be strong winds in the mountain area tomorrow.

Core concept

A connected belt of mountain peaks and ridges treated as one local stretch of terrain.

Common phrases

  • 穿越山岭chuān yuè shān lǐng

    cross a mountain range

  • 山岭地带shān lǐng dì dài

    mountain area

  • 陡峭的山岭dǒu qiào de shān lǐng

    steep mountain range

Similar words

山脉shān mài: A long, extensive chain of mountains covering a wide region.
山峰shān fēng: An individual mountain's high, often pointed top.

Definition in Chinese

山岭 指 山脉的一段或由多座山峰相连形成的山脊地带，常用于描述局部的连绵山势。shān lǐng zhǐ shān mài de yí duàn huò yóu duō zuò shān fēng xiāng lián xíng chéng de shān jí dì dài cháng yòng yú miáo shù jú bù de lián mián shān shì

Word origin

山 (shān, "mountain") + 岭 (lǐng, "ridge") forms a compound for linked mountainous land, rather than for one isolated peak.

Usage tips

  • For everyday scenery talk, 山岭 (shānlǐng, "connected mountain land") can identify the particular stretch visible in an area, even when it has no famous name.

Other meanings

  • ridgenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 山岭地带shān lǐng dì dàimountain regionnoun

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