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.