山脉

山脈

shānmài

noun #10,290

Measure Word

一条山脉 tiáo

Meanings

1 mountain range
2 mountain chain

Characters

vein; pulse; chain

Examples

HSK 5

这条山脉延伸了几百公里。

Zhè tiáo shānmài yánshēn le jǐbǎi gōnglǐ.

This mountain range extends for hundreds of kilometers.

HSK 7-9

喜马拉雅山脉是世界上最高的山脉。

Xǐmǎlāyǎ shānmài shì shìjiè shàng zuìgāo de shānmài.

The Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world.

Tips

memory

脉 means 'vein' or 'pulse.' A mountain range is like the veins of the earth running through the landscape.

Stroke Order

山 shān

脉 mài