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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *关* | 关* | *关
mountain pass / to close; to shut; to turn off / to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern; to involve
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *山* | 山* | *山
mountain; hill (CL:) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
HSK 1
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  *座* | 座* | *座
seat / base; stand / (bound form) constellation / (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座) / classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
HSK 2
mountain area / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *套* | 套* | *套
to cover / to encase / cover / sheath / to overlap / to interleave / to model after / to copy / formula / harness / loop of rope / (fig.) to fish for / to obtain slyly / classifier for sets, collections / bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) / tau (Greek letter Ττ)
HSK 2
to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)
HSK 2
to climb a mountain / climbing / mountaineering
HSK 4
(of mountains etc) to stand facing each other / (fig.) to confront each other
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *腰* | 腰* | *腰
the waist and lower back / (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) / the waist of trousers or a skirt / (metonym) money pouch; pocket / (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)
HSK 4
the mid-slope of a mountain
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *岭* | 岭* | *岭
mountain range / mountain ridge
(mountain) peak
HSK 6
Mt Wutai in Shanxi 山西, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and home of the Bodhimanda of Manjushri 文殊
iceberg / ice-covered mountain / (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long / CL:
HSK 7-9
to climb a hill / to go to the mountains / (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons) / to pass away / (of the sun or moon) to rise
to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *岳* | 岳* | *岳
high mountain / highest peak of a mountain ridge
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames / fig. extreme danger (idiom)
(bird species of China) Brandt's mountain finch (Leucosticte brandti)
rowan or mountain-ash (genus Sorbus)
Helan Mountains, lying across part of the border between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia
lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains / a vast territory (idiom)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *磎* | 磎* | *磎
mountain stream / creek
peaks and ridges; ragged outline of mountain peaks
Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, scenic tourist site, and one of the four famous Buddhist mountains
mountain bike
the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
HSK 7-9
going around a mountain
lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom) / fig. hardships of the journey
Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition / Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原, Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues
rivers and mountains / landscape / country / state power
mountains and rivers / landscape
HSK 7-9
mountain area
a pilgrimage to a holy mountain
Nanling mountain, on the border of Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Guangxi
the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom) / (of a mountain road) twisting and turning / fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly / things have taken a new turn
HSK 7-9
Mt Hua in Shaanxi, western mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳
(military) ladder used for scaling the walls of a fortified place (i.e. for escalading) in ancient times / firefighters' extension ladder / stone steps on a mountain
fortified hill village / mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits) / (fig.) knockoff (goods) / counterfeit / imitation
HSK 7-9
Jinggang Mountains, in the Jiangxi-Hunan border region
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *峰* | 峰* | *峰
(of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit / mountain-like in appearance / highest level / classifier for camels
to pile up like a mountain (idiom) / a mountain of (paperwork etc) / a large number of sth
mountain / hill / lofty mountain
mountain road
HSK 7-9
the mid-slope of a mountain
lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)
range upon range of mountains (idiom)
gorge / canyon / mountain valley
Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳
folk song / mountain song
mountain ridge
HSK 7-9
to leave the mountain (of a hermit) / to come out of obscurity to a government job / to take a leading position
HSK 7-9
main peak (of a mountain range)
mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line / nowhere to go
mountain stream
mountain pass
Mount Emei in Sichuan, one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism
fortresses and mountains (along the Great Wall) / one's hometown
Apennine (Mountains)
Mount Lao, mountain in Qingdao, Shandong
mountains on one side and water on the other
Dangla or Tanggula Mountains on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
deluge caused by torrential water flow off a mountain after heavy rain or snowmelt
continuous / unbroken / uninterrupted / extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)
HSK 7-9
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山 in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan
foot of a mountain
lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering / fig. gigantic / of spectacular significance
main mountain of a region
another name for Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong as principal or ancestor of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳 / Mt Tai as resting place for departed souls
scenic lakes and mountain (idiom); beautiful lake and mountain landscape
Taihang Mountains on the border between Hebei and Shanxi
Bagua Mountain, Taiwan
lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter seas of flames (idiom) / fig. to go through trials and tribulations (often, for a noble cause)
Buzhou Mountain, a mountain from Chinese legend
Zagros mountains of southwest Iran
mountain resort / Qing imperial summer residence at Chengde, a world heritage site
Tian Shan, mountain range straddling the border between China and Kyrgyzstan
to climb mountains and wade rivers (idiom); fig. to make a long and difficult journey
to stand respectfully / (of trees, mountains) standing tall and majestic
lofty mountain range
Wuzhi Mountain (1,840 m), highest mountain in Hainan / Wuzhishan City, Hainan
Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom) / Long may you live!
wooded mountain; mountain forest
mountain hike
Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi, forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原 and the Han River 漢水|汉水 valley
Caucasus Mountains
Jura mountains of eastern France and extending into Switzerland
deep in the mountains
lit. order like a mountain / a military order is inviolable / strict discipline
South Gate to Heaven, the name a gate constructed on various mountains, most notably on Mount Tai 泰山 / (mythology) southern gate of the Heavenly Palace
famous mountain
Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山|五台山 in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山|九华山 in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 in Zhejiang
mountain god
high as the mountain and long as the river (idiom); fig. noble and far-reaching
lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom) / fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers
sacred mountain
lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position / the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *峨* | 峨* | *峨
lofty / name of a mountain
snow-capped mountain
HSK 7-9
Dabie mountain range on the borders of Henan, Anhui and Hubei provinces

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