丘陵 (qiū líng) — hills; hilly area | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

丘陵 refers to a stretch of low, rolling hills — broader than 山坡, which is just one slope of a mountain.

noun

hillshilly area

Measure word · 座

Examples

丘陵。
Yuǎn chù de qiū líng zài xī yáng xià xiǎn chū róu hé de lún kuò.
The distant hills show soft outlines under the setting sun.
丘陵。
Zhè piàn qiū líng dì dài shì hé zhòng zhí chá yè.
This stretch of hilly area is suitable for growing tea.
丘陵，。
Fēi jī fēi guò qǐ fú de qiū líng, wǒ men kàn dào le nóng tián.
The plane flew over the rolling hills, and we saw farmland.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

丘 and 陵 both name small elevated land, so 丘陵 refers to hilly ground.

Characters in this word

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

The shape comes from an old drawing of a hill, showing a mound or hillock.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

阜阜fùmound
夌夌língmound; hill

The shape pairs 阜 (mound) with 夌, an earlier form meaning “mound; hill” that gives the sound.

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