乐山

樂山
Lèshān
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Leshan, city in Sichuan, home of the Leshan Giant Buddha

Examples

HSK 6
Lèshān lí Chéngdū bù yuǎn, zuò gāotiě yí ge xiǎoshí zuǒyòu jiù dào le.
Leshan is not far from Chengdu; the high-speed train gets you there in about an hour.
HSK 7-9
Wǒmen qù Lèshān kàn le dàfó, hái chī le hěnduō xiǎochī.
We went to Leshan, saw the Giant Buddha and ate lots of local snacks.

Tips

mistakes
乐 is lè here, not yuè. The 乐 of the Analects line 仁者乐山 'the good delight in mountains' is a different word, traditionally read yào 'to love', and has nothing to do with the city.
culture
The 乐山大佛 Giant Buddha was carved into the cliff where the Min, Dadu and Qingyi rivers meet, and took about ninety years, from 713 to 803. The writer 郭沫若 was born in the area.

Stroke Order

乐 lè
山 shān