北岳

北嶽
Běiyuè
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Mt. Heng (恒山) in Shanxi
  2. 2 the Northern Sacred Mountain, one of the Five Great Mountains of China

Examples

HSK 2
Wǒmen jìhuà míngnián qù Běiyuè páshān.
We plan to climb Mt. Heng next year.
HSK 4
Běiyuè shì Wǔyuè zhīyī.
Mt. Heng is one of the Five Great Mountains.

Tips

culture
The Five Great Mountains 五岳 (Wǔyuè) are: 东岳 泰山 (east), 西岳 华山 (west), 南岳 衡山 (south), 北岳 恒山 (north), 中岳 嵩山 (center). Note that south and north both read Héng Shān but use different characters ( vs ).
history
Mt. Heng 恒山 is famous for the Hanging Temple (悬空寺 Xuánkōngsì), a wooden monastery built into a cliff face over 1,500 years ago.

Stroke Order

běi
yuè