丹霞地貌

Dānxiá dìmào

noun

Meanings

1 Danxia landform
2 red sandstone landform with steep cliffs

Characters

appearance, form

Examples

HSK 7-9

张掖以彩色丹霞地貌闻名世界。

Zhāngyè yǐ cǎisè dānxiá dìmào wénmíng shìjiè.

Zhangye is world-famous for its colorful Danxia landform.

HSK 7-9

丹霞地貌主要分布在中国南方。

Dānxiá dìmào zhǔyào fēnbù zài Zhōngguó nánfāng.

Danxia landforms are mainly distributed in southern China.

Tips

culture

Named after Danxia Mountain (丹霞山) in Guangdong, this landform - red conglomerate and sandstone weathered into vivid cliffs - was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010 (China Danxia, six parks). 丹霞 literally means 'red rosy clouds.'

memory

丹 (red) + 霞 (sunset clouds) + 地貌 (landform) -> 'sunset-red-cloud landform.' The image matches the look perfectly.

In Pop Culture

张掖丹霞 Zhāngyè Dān xiá

Zhangye Danxia

Rainbow-striped Danxia park in Gansu often featured in travel media; the most-photographed Danxia site in China.

Stroke Order

丹 dān

霞 xiá

地 dì

貌 mào