山川 (shān chuān) — mountains and rivers; landscape
Definition
山川 (shānchuān) literally 'mountains and rivers' — a literary, poetic word for a region's natural landscape, more elevated than the everyday 风景 or 景色. Unlike 江山, it has no political sense of 'territory.'
noun
mountains and riverslandscape
Examples
- ，山川。Zhàn zài shān dǐng yuǎn tiào, shān chuān jìn shōu yǎn dǐ.Standing on the mountaintop and looking into the distance, the mountains and rivers are all in view.
- 山川。Zhè běn dì tú cè xiáng xì biāo zhù le gè dì de shān chuān.This atlas marks the mountains and rivers of various places in detail.
- 山川。Tā yòng shuǐ mò huà miáo huì le gù xiāng de shān chuān.He depicted the landscape of his hometown with ink wash painting.
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