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群山 qún shān mountains / a range of hills
安格马山脉 ān gé mǎ shān mò mountains
山水 shān shuǐ water from a mountain / mountains and rivers / scenery / landscape
江山 jiāng shān rivers and mountains / landscape / country / state power
上山 shàng shān to climb a hill / to go to the mountains / (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons) / to pass away / (of the sun or moon) to rise
华山 Huà Shān Mt Hua in Shaanxi, western mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
灵气 líng qì spiritual influence (of mountains etc) / cleverness / ingeniousness
对峙 duì zhì (of mountains etc) to stand facing each other / (fig.) to confront each other
深山 shēn shān deep in the mountains
山河 shān hé mountains and rivers / the whole country
山川 shān chuān mountains and rivers / landscape
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
峨眉山 E2 méi Shān Mount Emei in Sichuan, one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism
嵩山 Sōng Shān Mt Song in Henan, central mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
排山倒海 pái shān dǎo hǎi lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom) / earth-shattering / fig. gigantic / of spectacular significance
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
五岳 Wǔ yuè Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan
九华山 Jiǔ huá shān Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, scenic tourist site, and one of the four famous Buddhist mountains
关山 guān shān fortresses and mountains (along the Great Wall) / one's hometown
太行山 Tài háng shān Taihang Mountains on the border between Hebei and Shanxi
花果山 Huā guǒ Shān Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4], tourist destination / (also the name of mountains in other parts of China)
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
东岳 dōng yuè Mt Tai 泰山 / in Shandong, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
漫山遍野 màn shān biàn yě lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom) / fig. as far as the eye can see / covering everything / omnipresent
普陀山 Pǔ tuó shān Mt Potala at Zhoushan 舟山市 / in Zhejiang, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Guanyin 觀音|观音 / (Avalokiteśvara)
雁荡山 Yàn dàng shān Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang
阴山 Yīn shān Yin mountains in Inner Mongolia
崇山峻岭 chóng shān jùn lǐng towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)
终南山 Zhōng nán Shān Zhongnan Mountains, near Xi'an / also known as the Taiyi Mountains
南天门 Nán tiān mén South Gate to Heaven, the name a gate constructed on various mountains, most notably on Mount Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] / (mythology) southern gate of the Heavenly Palace
雁荡 Yàn dàng Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang
终南 Zhōng nán Zhongnan mountains, near Xi'an
贺兰山 Hè lán Shān Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia
名山大川 Míng shān dà chuān famous mountains and great rivers
唐古拉山 Táng gǔ lā shān Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
愚公移山 yú gōng yí shān the old man moves mountains (idiom) / fig. where there's a will, there's a way
阿特拉斯 A1 tè lā sī Atlas (Titan in Greek mythology) / Atlas mountains of north Africa
北岳 Běi yuè Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
西岳 xī yuè Mt Hua 華山|华山 / in Shaanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
乌拉尔 Wū lā ěr the Ural mountains in Russia, dividing Europe from Asia
中岳 zhōng yuè Mt Song 嵩山 / in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
六盘山 Liù pán Shān Liupan Mountains, mountain range in northern China
层峦叠嶂 céng luán dié zhàng range upon range of mountains (idiom)
刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames / fig. extreme danger (idiom)
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
军令如山 jūn lìng rú shān military orders are like mountains (idiom) / a military order must be obeyed
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
九嶷山 Jiǔ yí shān Jiuyi Mountains in Hunan on the border with Guangdong
座 zuò seat / base / stand / (bound form) constellation / (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1zuo4]) / classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
挑山工 tiāo shān gōng laborers who carry cargo up and down the mountains on shoulder poles
跋 bá postscript / to trek across mountains
岙 ào plain in the middle of the mountains / used in place names, esp. in 浙江[Zhe4 jiang1] and 福建[Fu2 jian4]
地动山摇 dì dòng shān yáo the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom) / a tremendous battle
寿比南山 shòu bǐ Nán Shān Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom) / Long may you live!
山颓木坏 shān tuí mù huài lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined / a great sage has died (idiom)
山高水险 shān gāo shuǐ xiǎn lit. the mountains are high and the torrents swift / to undertake an arduous task or journey (idiom)
巴山蜀水 Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
巴山越岭 bā shān yuè lǐng to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom) / to cross mountain after mountain / good at climbing mountains
江山易改本性难移 jiāng shān yì gǎi běn xìng nán yí rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder
江山易改禀性难移 jiāng shān yì gǎi bǐng xìng nán yí rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder
爬山涉水 pá shān shè shuǐ to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom) / fig. to make a long and difficult journey
调虎离山 diào hǔ lí shān to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom) / to lure an enemy away from his territory
道山学海 dào shān xué hǎi mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom) / learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas / ars longa, vita brevis
重峦叠嶂 chóng luán dié zhàng range upon range of mountains (idiom)
移山倒海 yí shān dǎo hǎi lit. to move mountains and drain seas / to transform nature
喀尔巴阡山脉 Kā ěr bā qiān Shān mài Carpathian Mountains, 1500-km mountain range in Central and Eastern Europe
阿巴拉契亚 A1 bā lā qì yà Appalachian Mountains in North America
依山傍水 yī shān bàng shuǐ mountains on one side and water on the other
高加索山脉 gāo jiā suǒ shān mài Caucasus Mountains
乌拉尔山脉 Wū lā ěr Shān mài Ural Mountains
崟 yín high / rugged mountains / steep
祁连山 Qí lián shān Qilian Mountains in Qinghai
五台山 Wǔ tái Shān Mt Wutai in Shanxi 山西[Shan1 xi1], one of the Four Sacred Mountains and home of the Bodhimanda of Manjushri 文殊[Wen2 shu1]
五大名山 Wǔ dà Míng shān Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan
侏罗 Zhū luó Jura mountains of eastern France and extending into Switzerland
南岳 Nán yuè Nanyue district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 shi4], Hunan / Mt Heng 衡山 / in Hunan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
博格达山脉 Bó gé dá shān mài Bogda Shan mountain range in the Tian Shan mountains
卡瓦格博峰 Kǎ wǎ gé bó fēng Mt Kawakarpo (6740 m) in Yunnan, the highest peak of Meili Snow Mountains 梅里雪山[Mei2 li3 Xue3 shan1]
厄尔布鲁士 E4 ěr bù lǔ shì Mt Elbrus, the highest peak of the Caucasus Mountains
友谊峰 yǒu yì fēng Friendship Peak or Khüiten Peak (4,356 m), the highest peak of the Altai mountains
唐古拉山脉 Táng gǔ lā shān mài Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
喀拉昆仑山 Kā lā kūn lún shān Karakorum mountains
四大佛教名山 Sì dà Fó jiào Míng shān Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山|五台山 / in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 / in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山|九华山 / in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 / in Zhejiang
太子十三峰 Tài zǐ shí sān fēng thirteen peaks of Meili Snow Mountains in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan / also written 梅里雪山[Mei2 li3 Xue3 shan1]
安地斯 An1 dì sī the Andes mountains
层峦 céng luán range upon range of mountains
山峦重叠 shān luán chóng dié overlapping ranges of high mountains (idiom)
山旮旯 shān gā lá recess in mountains
岱宗 Dài zōng another name for Mt Tai 泰山 / in Shandong as principal or ancestor of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] / Mt Tai as resting place for departed souls
巴音布克草原 Bā yīn bù kè cǎo yuán Bayanbulak grasslands in Uldus basin of Tianshan mountains
帕米尔山脉 pà mǐ ěr shān mài the Pamir mountains
爱能移山 ài néng yí shān love can move mountains
扎格罗斯 Zā gé luó sī Zagros mountains of southwest Iran
扎格罗斯山脉 Zā gé luó sī shān mài Zagros mountains of southwest Iran
托拉博拉 Tuō lā bó lā Tora Bora, cave complex in the White Mountains of eastern Afghanistan
托木尔 Tuō mù ěr Mt Tomur (Russian: Pik Pobeda), the highest peak of Tianshan mountains on the border between Xinjiang and Kyrgyzstan
托木尔峰 Tuō mù ěr fēng Victory Peak or Jengish Chokusu (7,439 m), the highest peak of Tianshan mountains on the border between Xinjiang and Kyrgyzstan
托罗斯山 Tuō luó sī shān Taurus mountains of south Turkey
梅里雪山 Méi lǐ xuě shān Meili Snow Mountains, with peaks up to 6000 m., in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
横断山脉 Héng duàn shān mài Hengduan mountains, several parallel mountain ranges on the border between west Yunnan and Sichuan and east Tibet
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