半山腰 (bàn shān yāo) — halfway up a mountain; mountainside

Definition

Examples

• 我们爬到半山腰就停下来休息了。
  Wǒ men pá dào bàn shān yāo jiù tíng xià lái xiū xi le.
  We stopped to rest when we reached halfway up the mountain.
• 半山腰有一座小庙，风景很好。
  bàn shān yāo Yǒu yí zuò xiǎo miào, fēng jǐng hěn hǎo.
  There is a small temple halfway up the mountain with a great view.
• 从半山腰往下看，整个村子都看得见。
  Cóng bàn shān yāo wǎng xià kàn, zhěng gè cūn zi dōu kàn de jiàn.
  Looking down from halfway up the mountain, you can see the whole village.