How to say “mountainous area” in Chinese
mountainous area
“Mountainous area” in Chinese is 山区, shān qū: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
山区 is read shān qū: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of three peaks.
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 “山区”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 山区. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他在山区当老师tāzàishānqūdānglǎoshīHe works as a teacher in a mountainous area.
- 他们在山区采集了许多植物。tāmenzàishānqūcǎijílexǔduōzhíwùThey collected a lot of plant samples in the mountains.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “mountainous area” in Chinese?
“Mountainous area” in Chinese is 山区, pinyin shānqū.
What does 山区 mean?
山区 (shānqū) means “mountainous area”.
How do you write 山区?
山区 is 2 characters: 山 (shān) — mountain; 区 (qū) — district, zone. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 山区?
山区 is read shānqū. Tones: shān — first tone, qū — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“mountainous area” in the lesson “The country on the map”
This word is from the topic “China: the country and its history” of HSK 5. 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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