山水 (shān shuǐ) — mountains and waters; natural scenery; landscape (as a scenic view); landscape painting (as a genre in Chinese art)
Definition
Literally 'mountains and water' — the classical Chinese shorthand for natural scenery, and by extension the landscape-painting tradition (山水画). Think of it as scenery seen with a painter's eye rather than just geography.
noun
mountains and watersnatural scenerylandscape (as a scenic view)landscape painting (as a genre in Chinese art)
Examples
- 山水。Zhè fú shān shuǐ huà zhǎn xiàn le jiāng nán de xiù lì fēng guāng.This landscape painting shows the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan.
- 山水，。Guì lín de shān shuǐ jiǎ tiān xià, xī yǐn le wú shù yóu kè.Guilin's mountains and waters are the best under heaven, attracting countless tourists.
- 山水，。Tā yán jiū zhōng guó shān shuǐ huà yǐ yǒu sān shí nián, zào yì jí shēn.He has studied Chinese landscape painting for thirty years and has reached a high level of mastery.
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