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名山大川
名山大川 (míng shān dà chuān): Refers to famous mountains and large rivers (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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名 • míng • name • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
míng
名
name
山 • shān • mountain • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
shān
山
mountain
大 • dà • big • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
dà
大
big
川 • chuān • river, stream
chuān
川
river, stream
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Words with
名
名字
míng zi
given name
姓名
xìng míng
surname and given name
名人
míng rén
personage
名单
míng dān
list of names
有名
yǒu míng
famous
报名
bào míng
sign up
点名
diǎn míng
roll call
著名
zhù míng
famous
Words with
山
爬山
pá shān
to climb hills/mountains
山区
shān qū
mountain area
山坡
shān pō
hillside
山峰
shān fēng
(mountain) peak
Words with
大
大学
Dà xué
university; college
大学生
dà xué shēng
university student
大家
dà jiā
everybody
大人
dà ren
adult
Words with
川
川流不息
chuān liú bù xī
a continuous flow
山川
shān chuān
Mountains and rivers / Scenery
冰川
bīng chuān
glacier
淄川
Zīchuān
Zichuan (district in Zibo)
山脉
shān mài
mountain range
山顶
shān dǐng
hilltop
人山人海
rén shān-rén hǎi
huge crowds of people; a sea of people
山寨
shān zhài
Mountain stronghold / Mountain village
大小
dà xiǎo
dimension
大衣
dà yī
overcoat
大熊猫
dà xióng māo
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
大厅
dà tīng
hall
一马平川
yī mǎ píng chuān
A vast, flat plain where one can gallop freely. Used to describe a smooth, unimpeded journey or a situation that is very easy and without obstacles.
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Example Sentences with 名山大川
zhōng
中
guó
国
yǒu
有
hěn
很
duō
多
míng
名
shān
山
dà
大
chuān
川
，
xī
吸
yǐn
引
zháo
着
shì
世
jiè
界
gè
各
dì
地
de
的
yóu
游
kè
客
。
China has many famous mountains and great rivers, attracting tourists from all over the world.
tā
他
yóu
游
lì
历
le
了
gè
各
dì
地
de
的
míng
名
shān
山
dà
大
chuān
川
，
xiě
写
xià
下
le
了
xǔ
许
duō
多
yóu
游
jì
记
。
He traveled to famous mountains and great rivers everywhere and wrote many travel notes.
