江山

jiāngshān

noun #22,619

Meanings

1 rivers and mountains
2 landscape
3 the country; the nation
4 state power; political control

Characters

river; large waterway

Examples

大好江山不能让外人夺去。

Dàhǎo jiāngshān bùnéng ràng wàirén duó qù.

This great land cannot be taken by outsiders.

他们为保卫江山而战斗。

Tāmen wèi bǎowèi jiāngshān ér zhàndòu.

They fought to protect the nation.

江山如画，令人陶醉。

Jiāngshānrúhuà, lìngrén táozuì.

The landscape is like a painting — breathtaking.

Tips

culture

江山 literally means rivers and mountains, but in classical and political Chinese it is a powerful metaphor for the nation or dynasty. 打江山 means to conquer a country; 守江山 means to hold or defend it. A frequent phrase in historical dramas.

Stroke Order

江 jiāng

山 shān