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山岭 (shān lǐng) — mountain ridge

Definition

A 山岭 is the long, narrow line of mountains (ridge) — the chain itself, not a single peak (山峰) or summit (山顶). 山脉 is a larger, more formal term for a mountain range.

noun
mountain ridge
Measure word · 座

Examples

  • 山岭。
    Zhè zuò shān lǐng shì dāng dì zuì gāo de dì fāng.
    This mountain ridge is the highest point in the area.
  • 山岭，。
    Qì chē yán zhe shān lǐng xíng shǐ, jǐng sè fēi cháng zhuàng guān.
    The car drove along the mountain ridge, and the scenery was magnificent.
  • 山岭。
    Chūn tiān de shān lǐng shàng kāi mǎn le yě huā.
    In spring, wildflowers bloom all over the mountain ridge.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

山shānmountain
岭lǐngridge

'山' means mountain and '岭' means ridge, together naming mountain ridges.

Characters in this word

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

山 shows three mountain peaks side by side.

Open 山 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 嶺; 岭 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
山山shānmountain
Sound part声符shēngfú
領
領lǐng嶺lǐng
Same sound today

The traditional form 嶺 combines 山 (mountain) with 領 to give the sound; the simplified 岭 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical components.

Open 岭 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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