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山shānmountain; hill

HSK 3word

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山 (shān) means "mountain" or "hill." It names any raised land, from a small hill to a high peak, and its measure word is 座, as in 一座山 (a mountain). It also appears in 爬山 (to climb a mountain, go hiking) and 上山 (go up the mountain).

What does 山 mean?

  1. 1.

    mountain; hillnoun

What does the character 山 mean?

  • 山mountain; hill

How do you use 山?

山 counts with 座, as in 那座山; 爬山 can mean hiking for fun.

Patterns

  • 爬 + 山

    周末我们去爬山吧。

    Zhōumò wǒmen qù pá shān ba.

    Let's go hiking this weekend.

What are some examples of 山 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 4

    那座山很高。

    Nà zuò shān hěn gāo.

    That mountain is very high.

  2. HSK 3

    我们明天去爬山。

    Wǒmen míngtiān qù pá shān.

    We are going hiking in the mountains tomorrow.

How is 山 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你看，那座山上有很多树。

    Nǐ kàn, nà zuò shān shang yǒu hěn duō shù.

    Look, there are a lot of trees on that mountain.

  2. Speaker B:

    真漂亮！我们能上去吗？

    Zhēn piàoliang! Wǒmen néng shàngqù ma?

    It's beautiful! Can we go up?

  3. Speaker A:

    可以，走路要两个小时。

    Kěyǐ, zǒulù yào liǎng ge xiǎoshí.

    Yes, it's a two-hour walk.

  4. Speaker B:

    那我们早点儿出发。

    Nà wǒmen zǎo diǎnr chūfā.

    Then let's set out early.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.