山口 (shān kǒu) — mountain pass

Definition

noun
mountain pass
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 山口。
    Wǒ men jīng guò le yí gè shān kǒu.
    We passed through a mountain pass.
  • 山口。
    Zhè ge shān kǒu de liǎng biān dōu shì gāo shān.
    On both sides of this mountain pass are high mountains.
  • 山口。
    Tā men cóng shān kǒu chuān guò le zhè zuò shān.
    They crossed the mountain through the pass.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

山shānmountain
口kǒuopening

The pass is the 口, or opening, in a 山, the mountain.

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 →

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

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

Open 口 →

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