Chinese word

山川

Pronunciation

Pinyinshān chuān

Meaning

  • nounmountains and rivers

Example

我喜欢这里的山川。wǒ xǐ huān zhè lǐ de shān chuān

I like the mountains and rivers here.

Illustration for 山川 (mountains and rivers)

More examples

我们应当尊重并保护这里的山川。wǒ men yīng dāng zūn zhòng bìng bǎo hù zhè lǐ de shān chuān

We should respect and protect the mountains and rivers here.

Core concept

A region seen as a unified natural setting of rising land and flowing water.

Common phrases

  • 祖国的山川zǔ guó de shān chuān

    the mountains and rivers of one's homeland

  • 保护山川bǎo hù shān chuān

    protect the mountains and rivers

  • 游览山川yóu lǎn shān chuān

    visit the mountains and rivers

Similar words

风景fēng jǐng: The visible scenery created by natural features and human-made features.
景色jǐng sè: The appearance of the landscape spread out before the viewer.
山河shān hé: The mountains and rivers that form a country's or region's land.

Definition in Chinese

山川是表示山与江河并列的概念，用来描述一区域的地貌与景致，在书面语和文学中较常见。shān chuān shì biǎo shì shān yǔ jiāng hé bìng liè de gài niàn yòng lái miáo shù yì qū yù de dì mào yǔ jǐng zhì zài shū miàn yǔ hé wén xué zhōng jiào cháng jiàn

Word origin

山 (shān, "mountain") + 川 (chuān, "river") forms a coordinated compound that places two major landforms together to name a region's natural features.

Usage tips

  • This noun has a literary and descriptive tone, so everyday speech often sounds more natural when it identifies a specific feature such as a peak, valley, or stream.

Other meanings

  • landscapenoun

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