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山上 (shān shǎng) — on the mountain; mountain top

Definition

山上 (shān shàng) means 'on the mountain' or 'up the mountain' — a location word (方位名词) meaning the higher area of or on a mountain, as opposed to 山下 at the bottom.

noun
on the mountainmountain top

Examples

  • 山上。
    Wǒ men cóng shān jiǎo pá dào le shān shǎng.
    We climbed from the foot of the mountain to the top.
  • 山上。
    shān shǎng De kōng qì fēi cháng xīn xiān.
    The air on the mountain is very fresh.
  • 山上。
    Zhàn zài shān shǎng kě yǐ kàn jiàn zhěng gè chéng shì.
    Standing on the mountain, you can see the whole city.

Origin

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

山 shows three mountain peaks side by side.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

上 is drawn as a short horizontal line placed above a longer arc, marking a position above that arc.

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Geography & Landforms

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