黑山 (Hēi shān) — Montenegro (country)

Definition

noun
Montenegro (country)

Examples

  • 黑山。
    Wǒ míng nián xiǎng qù Hēi shān lǚ yóu.
    I want to travel to Montenegro next year.
  • 黑山，。
    Hēi shān Wèi yú ōu zhōu dōng nán bù, kào jìn yà dé lǐ yà hǎi.
    Montenegro is located in southeastern Europe, near the Adriatic Sea.
  • 黑山。
    Hēi shān De shǒu dū shì bō dé gē lǐ chá.
    The capital of Montenegro is Podgorica.

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.

黑hēiblack
山shānmountain

The name combines 黑 (black) and 山 (mountain), literally 'black mountain'.

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 黑 seems to come from drawing a head marked with dots, usually read as facial tattoos.

Open 黑 →

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 →

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