山口

shānkǒu

noun #25,554

Measure Word

一个山口 gè

Meanings

1 mountain pass
2 gap in a mountain ridge

Characters

mouth; opening; gap

Examples

HSK 6

这条路通过山口连接两个村庄。

Zhè tiáo lù tōngguò shānkǒu liánjiē liǎng gè cūnzhuāng.

This road connects two villages through the mountain pass.

HSK 7-9

我们翻过了那个险峻的山口。

Wǒmen fānguò le nàgè xiǎnjùn de shānkǒu.

We crossed that treacherous mountain pass.

Tips

memory

Think of 山口 as the 'mouth' (口) of the mountain (山) - a gap or opening through which one passes.

Stroke Order

山 shān

口 kǒu