山城

shānchéng

noun #36,279

Meanings

1 mountain city
2 city built on hills
3 nickname for Chongqing

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Examples

重庆被称为山城。

Chóngqìng bèi chēng wéi shānchéng.

Chongqing is known as the 'mountain city'.

山城的道路高低不平。

Shānchéng de dàolù gāodī bùpíng.

The roads in a hilly city are uneven.

Tips

culture

Most commonly refers to 重庆 (Chongqing), whose steep hills make the city famous for dizzying multi-level streets, monorails passing through apartment buildings, and a skyline stacked vertically into the cliffs.

Stroke Order

山 shān

城 chéng