江山 (jiāng shān) — rivers and mountains (natural landscape); territory, domain (especially of a country)
Definition
Literary 'rivers and mountains' — in classical/modern writing it means the land or nation as a whole, not scenery itself. Compare 风景/景色 (a view one looks at) and 领土 (a state's territory); 江山 carries the political-emotional weight of "the realm."
noun
rivers and mountains (natural landscape)territorydomain (especially of a country)
Examples
- 江山。Zhè lǐ de jiāng shān měi dé xiàng yì fú huà.The landscape here is as beautiful as a painting.
- 江山，。Zǔ bèi men yòng shēng mìng dǎ xià lái de jiāng shān, wǒ men yào hǎo hǎo shǒu hù.The territory our ancestors fought for with their lives, we must guard carefully.
- 江山。Lì shǐ shàng duō shǎo yīng xióng wèi jiāng shān ér zhàn.Throughout history, how many heroes have fought for the nation.
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