山峦

山巒

shānluán

noun #30,177

Measure Word

一座山峦 zuò

Meanings

1 mountain range
2 chain of mountains
3 rolling hills

Characters

mountain peak; ridge

Examples

HSK 7-9

远处的山峦连绵不断。

Yuǎnchù de shānluán liánmián-búduàn.

The distant mountain ranges extend without break.

HSK 7-9

云雾笼罩着山峦。

Yún wù lóngzhào zhe shānluán.

Clouds and mist envelop the mountain ranges.

HSK 7-9

起伏的山峦像一幅水墨画。

Qǐfú de shānluán xiàng yì fú shuǐmòhuà.

The undulating mountains look like an ink-wash painting.

Tips

register

山峦 is more literary than 山 (mountain) or 山脉 (mountain chain). It evokes scenic, rolling, layered ranges - common in landscape poetry, travel writing, and descriptive prose.

memory

峦 stacks 亦 on top of 山 (mountain) at the base - picture peaks piled one above another. 山峦 = mountain upon mountain.

Stroke Order

山 shān

峦 luán