How to say “mountain peak” in Chinese

山峰
shānfēng

mountain peak

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Land, sea, weather”

“Mountain peak” in Chinese is 山峰, shān fēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

山峰 is read shān fēng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

shān — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
fēng — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

山
shān — mountain

A picture of three peaks.

峰
fēng — peak, summit

On the left, 山 “mountain”. The right part is read fēng — a hint at the reading.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “山峰”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “mountain peak” in Chinese?

“Mountain peak” in Chinese is 山峰, pinyin shānfēng.

What does 山峰 mean?

山峰 (shānfēng) means “mountain peak”.

How do you write 山峰?

山峰 is 2 characters: 山 (shān) — mountain; 峰 (fēng) — peak, summit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 山峰?

山峰 is read shānfēng. Tones: shān — first tone, fēng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“mountain peak” in the lesson “Peak, slope and altitude”

This word is from the topic “Land, sea, weather” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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