中山陵

Zhōngshānlíng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
2 the tomb of Dr. Sun Yat-sen (Sun Zhongshan) in Nanjing

Characters

middle, central

tomb, mausoleum

Examples

HSK 5

我们爬了三百多级台阶才到达中山陵。

Wǒmen pá le sānbǎi duō jí táijiē cái dàodá Zhōngshānlíng.

We climbed over three hundred steps to reach the mausoleum.

HSK 7-9

中山陵位于南京紫金山南麓。

Zhōngshānlíng wèiyú Nánjīng Zǐjīnshān nán lù.

Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum is located on the southern slope of Purple Mountain in Nanjing.

Tips

history

Built 1926-1929 for Sun Yat-sen (孙中山, founding father of the Republic of China). The 392 stone steps symbolize the population of China at the time, roughly 392 million people.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

山 shān

陵 líng