山腰 (shān yāo) — midway up a mountain, mountainside (the middle section of a slope)
Definition
Literally 'mountain waist' — the middle part of a mountain slope, between the foot (山脚) and the summit (山顶).
noun
midway up a mountainmountainside (the middle section of a slope)
Examples
- 山腰。Wǒ men pá dào shān yāo jiù lèi le.We got tired when we climbed to the mountainside.
- 山腰。shān yāo Shàng yǒu yí piàn zhú lín.There is a bamboo grove midway up the mountain.
- 山腰。Cūn zi zài shān yāo xià miàn.The village is below the mountainside.
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