国破山河在

國破山河在
Guó pò shān hé zài
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 the state is shattered, but the mountains and rivers remain
  2. 2 the country fallen, the land endures
  3. 3 opening line of Du Fu's Spring View

Examples

Guópòshānhézài, chéng chūn cǎomù shēn — — dú zhī gānchángcùnduàn.
'The state shattered, mountains and rivers remain; in the spring city, grass and trees grow thick' — heart-breaking to read.
Zhànhòu chóngjiàn jìniànguǎn tící " guópòshānhézài ".
The postwar reconstruction memorial is inscribed 'the state shattered, the land endures.'

Stroke Order

guó
shān
zài