小山

xiǎoshān

noun #31,971

Measure Word

一座小山 zuò

Meanings

1 small hill; hillock
2 (figurative) a heap; mound
3 (as proper noun) Koyama / Oyama (Japanese surname / given name)

Characters

Examples

村子后面有一座小山。

Cūnzi hòumiàn yǒu yí zuò xiǎoshān.

There's a small hill behind the village.

桌上的文件堆得像小山一样。

Zhuō shàng de wénjiàn duī de xiàng xiǎoshān yíyàng.

The papers on the desk are piled up like a hill.

小山先生是这家日本公司的经理。

Xiǎoshān xiānsheng shì zhè jiā Rìběn gōngsī de jīnglǐ.

Mr. Koyama is the manager of this Japanese company.

Tips

usage

Two registers: (1) plain noun "hillock" — small natural elevation, often used metaphorically for piled-up things (一小山的衣服 "a small mountain of clothes"); (2) proper-name reading 小山 = Japanese 小山 (Koyama / Oyama). In subtitle data, 小山 most often shows up as a Japanese character's name — 小山雅治 Koyama Masaharu, etc. Mandarin reading stays xiǎoshān regardless.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

山 shān