山 岳 shān yuè mountain / hill / lofty mountain 山 mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable 山 水 shān shuǐ water from a mountain / mountains and rivers / scenery / landscape 高 山 gāo shān high mountain / alpine 山 区 shān qū mountain area / CL:個|个[ge4] 山 路 shān lù mountain road 雪 山 xuě shān snow-capped mountain 登 山 dēng shān to climb a mountain / climbing / mountaineering 华 山 Huà Shān Mt Hua in Shaanxi, western mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] 山 脉 shān mài mountain range / CL:條|条[tiao2] 山 头 shān tóu mountain top 山 脚 shān jiǎo foot of a mountain 爬 山 pá shān to climb a mountain / to mountaineer / hiking / mountaineering 连 绵 lián mián continuous / unbroken / uninterrupted / extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc) 山 村 shān cūn mountain village 天 池 Tiān chí "heavenly lake", lake situated on a mountain / used as the name of numerous lakes, such as 長白山天池|长白山天池[Chang2 bai2 shan1 Tian1 chi2] 出 山 chū shān to leave the mountain (of a hermit) / to come out of obscurity to a government job / to take a leading position 名 山 Míng shān famous mountain / Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan 山 口 shān kǒu mountain pass 绵 延 mián yán continuous (esp. of mountain ranges) / to stretch long and unbroken / a continuous link / sostenuto (sustained, in music) 长 白 山 Cháng bái shān Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山|白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology 荒 山 huāng shān desert mountain / barren hill 山 寨 shān zhài fortified hill village / mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits) / (fig.) knockoff (goods) / counterfeit / imitation 开 山 kāi shān to cut into a mountain (to open a mine) / to open a monastery 靠 山 kào shān patron / supporter / close to a mountain 山 体 shān tǐ form of a mountain 嵩 山 Sōng Shān Mt Song in Henan, central mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] 主 峰 zhǔ fēng main peak (of a mountain range) 山 势 shān shì topography of a mountain / features of a mountain 衡 山 Héng Shān Mt Heng in Hunan, southern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] / Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Heng2 yang2], Hunan 断 背 山 Duàn bèi shān Brokeback Mountain, 2005 English-language film by Ang Lee 李安[Li3 An1] 山 腰 shān yāo halfway up a mountain / lit. waist of mountain 山 峦 shān luán mountain range / unbroken chain of peaks 开 门 见 山 kāi mén jiàn shān lit. to open the door and see the mountain / fig. to get right to the point (idiom) 秦 岭 Qín lǐng Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] and the Han River 漢水|汉水[Han4 shui3] valley 山 歌 shān gē folk song / mountain song 武 当 山 Wǔ dāng shān Wudang Mountain range in northwest Hubei 北 山 Běi shān northern mountain / refers to Mt Mang 邙山 / at Luoyang in Henan 神 山 shén shān sacred mountain 山 洪 shān hóng mountain flash flood / mountain torrent 昆 仑 山 Kūn lún shān Kunlun Mountain range 山 沟 shān gōu valley / gully / mountain region 山 岭 shān lǐng mountain ridge 山 脊 shān jǐ mountain ridge 仙 山 xiān shān mountain of Immortals 山 神 shān shén mountain god 茅 山 máo shān Mt Mao, Daoist mountain southeast of Jurong county 句容[Ju4 rong2], Jiangsu Province 恒 山 Héng Shān Mt Heng in Shanxi, northern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] / Hengshan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang 五 指 山 Wǔ zhǐ shān Wuzhi Mountain (1,840 m), highest mountain in Hainan / Wuzhishan City, Hainan 山 涧 shān jiàn mountain stream 大 别 山 Dà bié shān Dabie mountain range on the borders of Henan, Anhui and Hubei provinces 群 峰 qún fēng the peaks of a mountain range 峰 峦 fēng luán high mountain range / ridges and peaks 阿 里 山 A1 lǐ shān Alishan mountain range in the central-southern region of Taiwan 山 乡 shān xiāng mountain area 阿 尔 卑 斯 山 A1 ěr bēi sī Shān Alps, mountain range bordering Switzerland 湖 光 山 色 hú guāng shān sè scenic lakes and mountain (idiom) / beautiful lake and mountain landscape 堆 积 如 山 duī jī rú shān to pile up like a mountain (idiom) / a mountain of (paperwork etc) / a large number of sth 须 弥 Xū mí Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition / Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues 火 焰 山 huǒ yàn shān Mountain of Flames of legend / fig. insurmountable obstacle / Mountain of Flames in Turpan depression in Xinjiang 大 青 山 dà qīng shān Daqing Mountain in Hohhot 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia 碧 螺 春 bì luó chūn biluochun or pi lo chun, a type of green tea grown in the Dongting Mountain region near Lake Tai 太湖[Tai4 Hu2], Jiangsu 紫 金 山 Zǐ jīn Shān Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum 高 耸 入 云 gāo sǒng rù yún tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom) / used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper 山 穷 水 尽 shān qióng shuǐ jìn mountain and river exhausted (idiom) / at the end of the line / nowhere to go 翻 山 越 岭 fān shān yuè lǐng lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom) / fig. hardships of the journey 关 mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to confine / to lock (sb) up / to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern / to involve 南 天 门 Nán tiān mén The Southern Heavenly Gates / a name for a mountain pass gate in several places 峻 岭 jùn lǐng lofty mountain range 山 地 车 shān dì chē mountain bike 南 岭 Nán lǐng Nanling mountain, on the border of Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Guangxi 纳 木 错 Nà mù cuò Namtso or Lake Nam (officially Nam Co), mountain lake at Nakchu in central Tibet 山 梁 shān liáng mountain ridge 关 隘 guān ài mountain pass 山 行 shān xíng mountain hike 平 型 关 Píng xíng guān Pingxing Pass, mountain pass in Shanxi Province 隘 口 ài kǒu narrow mountain pass / defile 溪 涧 xī jiàn stream / mountain gorge 山 难 shān nàn mountain accident 六 盘 山 Liù pán Shān Liupan Mountains, mountain range in northern China 环 形 山 huán xíng shān crater / ring-shaped mountain 激 浪 Jī làng Mountain Dew 山 峡 shān xiá gorge / canyon / mountain valley 坐 山 观 虎 斗 zuò shān guān hǔ dòu sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight / watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom) 山 茱 萸 shān zhū yú Cornus officinalis / sour mountain date / herb associated with longevity 安 第 斯 山 An1 dì sī shān the Andes mountain range 九 宫 山 Jiǔ gōng shān Jiugong Mountains (the location of Jiugong Mountain National Park), in Tongshan County, Xianning 咸寧|咸宁[Xian2 ning2], Hubei 山 高 水 长 shān gāo shuǐ cháng high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom) / fig. noble and far-reaching 美 洲 狮 Měi zhōu shī cougar / mountain lion / puma 山 魈 shān xiāo mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) / legendary mountain spirit 崔 嵬 cuī wéi stony mound / rocky mountain / lofty / towering 猫 儿 山 Māo ér shān Kitten Mountain, Guangxi 高 行 健 Gāo Xíng jiàn Gao Xingjian (1940-), Chinese novelist and Nobel laureate, author of Soul Mountain 靈山|灵山 白 头 山 Bái tóu shān Baekdu or Changbai mountains 長白山|长白山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology 安 第 斯 山 脉 An1 dì sī shān mài Andes mountain chain of South America 文 山 会 海 wén shān huì hǎi a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom) 执 法 如 山 zhí fǎ rú shān to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom) / to enforce the law strictly 跑 马 山 Pǎo mǎ Shān Paoma Mountain in Kangding 康定[Kang1 ding4], Sichuan 山 嘴 shān zuǐ mountain spur 套 to cover / to encase / cover / sheath / to overlap / to interleave / to model after / to copy / formula / harness / loop of rope / (fig.) to fish for / to obtain slyly / classifier for sets, collections / bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) / tau (Greek letter Ττ)
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