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

我们翻过了那个险峻的山口。

Wǒmen fānguò le nà gè xiǎnjùn de shānkǒu.

We crossed that treacherous mountain pass.

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.

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