山头

山頭
shāntóu
noun #21,411

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 mountaintop
  2. 2 hilltop
  3. 3 factional stronghold
  4. 4 clique

Examples

Zhànshìmen zhànlǐng le nàgè shāntóu.
The soldiers captured that hilltop.
Gōngsī lǐ yǒu rén lā bāng jié pài, xíngchéng le jǐ gè shāntóu.
Some people in the company formed factions, creating several cliques.

Tips

usage
Literally the top of a mountain, 山头 is also used figuratively to mean a faction or power clique within an organization. 山头 means each group carves out its own territory.

Stroke Order

shān
tóu