丘陵

qiūlíng
noun HSK 7-9 #32,067

Meanings

  1. 1 hills
  2. 2 hilly terrain
  3. 3 rolling hills

Characters

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

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhège dìqū yǐ qiūlíng dìxíng wéizhǔ.
This area is mainly hilly terrain.
HSK 7-9
Qiūlíng dìdài shìhé zhòng chá.
Hilly areas are suitable for growing tea.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

丘 qiū
陵 líng