丘陵

qiūlíng

noun HSK 7-9 #32,067

Meanings

Both characters mean 'hill' - together they refer to hilly terrain

HSK 5

丘陵地带适合种茶。

Qiūlíng dìdài shìhé zhòng chá.

Hilly areas are suitable for growing tea.

HSK 7-9

这个地区以丘陵地形为主。

Zhège dìqū yǐ qiūlíng dìxíng wéizhǔ.

This area is mainly hilly terrain.

memory

丘 looks like a small bump on flat ground - picture gentle rolling hills. 陵 has the ear radical 阝 (hill/mound), reinforcing the meaning.

丘 qiū

陵 líng