山里人

山裡人
shānlǐrén
noun #37,753

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 mountain folk
  2. 2 people who live in the mountains
  3. 3 highlander (informal)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Shānlǐrén rèqíng hàokè.
Mountain folk are warm and hospitable.
HSK 7-9
Tā shì shānlǐrén, páshān rú lǚ píngdì.
He's a mountain person - climbing up a slope feels like walking on flat ground for him.

Tips

register
Often used affectionately or self-deprecatingly - a 山里人 calling themselves that signals rural-mountain origin and an unpretentious, hardy character. 城里人 (city dweller) is the natural opposite.

Stroke Order

shān
rén