山体

山體

shāntǐ

noun #53,943

Meanings

HSK 6

专家说，这段公路旁的山体随时可能滑坡。

Zhuānjiā shuō, zhè duàn gōnglù páng de shāntǐ suíshí kěnéng huápō.

Experts say the slope beside this stretch of road could slide at any time.

HSK 7-9

大雨过后，山体出现了裂缝。

Dàyǔ guòhòu, shāntǐ chūxiàn le lièfèng.

After the heavy rain, cracks appeared in the mountainside.

usage

Mostly heard in news about disasters: 山体滑坡 'landslide', 山体崩塌 'slope collapse'. Engineers also speak of the 山体 that a tunnel or quarry cuts into.

山 shān

体 tǐ