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依山傍水

yīshānbàngshuǐ
idiom #86,767

Meanings

  1. 1 nestled between mountains and water (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a location) surrounded by picturesque landscape

Examples

这个村庄依山傍水，风景如画。
Zhège cūnzhuāng yīshānbàngshuǐ, fēngjǐng rú huà.
This village nestles between mountains and water, its scenery like a painting.
他们选了一块依山傍水的地方盖房子。
Tāmen xuǎn le yī kuài yīshānbàngshuǐ de dìfang gài fángzi.
They chose a plot flanked by mountains and water to build their house.

Tips

usage
Used almost exclusively to praise a location's natural setting — villages, temples, resorts. Rarely metaphorical.

Stroke Order

依 yī
山 shān
傍 bàng
水 shuǐ