马山 (Mǎ shān) — see 馬山縣|马山县[Ma3 shan1 Xian4]

Definition

马山 (Mǎshān) is the name of 马山县, a county in western Guangxi. Refers only to this place, not the generic meaning of 'horse mountain'.

noun

see 馬山縣|马山县[Ma3 shan1 Xian4]

马山。
Mǎ shān Zài guǎng xī de xī bù.
Mashan is in western Guangxi.
马山。
Tā zuò huǒ chē cóng nán níng qù Mǎ shān.
He took a train from Nanning to Mashan.
马山。
Mǎ shān De fēng jǐng hěn měi.
The scenery of Mashan is very beautiful.

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.

马 identifies the particular mountain and 山 means mountain, together forming the place name.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 馬; 马 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 馬 shows a horse with its head facing left, a flowing mane, and two legs standing vertically.

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

山 shows three mountain peaks side by side.