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山川 (shān chuān): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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山川 (shān chuān): Mountains and rivers / Scenery (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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山川 consists of 2 characters.

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Idiomwith大好

dà大

hǎo好

shān山

chuān川

neutral

great mountains and rivers

Verb + Objectwith描绘

miáo描

huì绘

shān山

chuān川

Subject + Adjectivewith秀美

shān山

chuān川

xiù秀

měi美

Adjective + Nounwith壮丽

zhuàng壮

lì丽

shān山

chuān川

Example Sentences with 山川

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huān欢

kàn看

shān山

chuān川

。

neutral

depict mountains and rivers

formal

Written

beautiful mountains and rivers

formal

Written

magnificent mountains and rivers

I like to look at mountains and rivers.

zhè这

fú幅

huà画

miáo描

huì绘

le了

zhuàng壮

lì丽

de的

shān山

chuān川

，

lìng令

rén人

xīn心

kuàng旷

shén神

yí怡

。

This painting depicts magnificent mountains and rivers, making one feel refreshed and joyful.

nǐ你

jì计

huà划

qù去

nǎ哪

xiē些

shān山

chuān川

tú徒

bù步

lǚ旅

xíng行

ne呢

？

Which mountains and rivers do you plan to go hiking in?

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zhōng中

guó国

de的

shān山

chuān川

hěn很

měi美

。

The mountains and rivers in China are beautiful.

suī虽

rán然

shí时

jiān间

yǒu有

xiàn限

，

dàn但

shān山

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

jiàn见

guò过

rú如

cǐ此

xiǎn险

jùn峻

ér

shān山

chuān川

zhuàng壮

lì丽

，

jǐng景

sè色

rú如

huà画

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

men们

dǎ打

suàn算

kāi开

chē车

qù去

jiāo

chuān

川

de的

měi美

jǐng景

bù不

róng容

cuò错

guò过

。

Although time is limited, the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers should not be missed.

而

mí迷

rén人

de的

shān山

chuān川

。

He has never seen such steep and charming mountains and rivers.

。

The mountains and rivers are magnificent, and the scenery is picturesque.

郊

wài外

，

xīn欣

shǎng赏

nà那

lǐ里

de的

shān山

chuān川

。

This weekend we plan to drive to the outskirts to admire the mountains and rivers there.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 山川.

Words with 山

爬山pá shānHSK 3
下山xià shān
冰山bīng shān
出山chū shān
山冈shān gāng
山区shān qū
山坡shān pō
山寨shān zhài

Words with 川

川流不息chuān liú bù xī