江山

jiāngshān

noun HSK 7-9 #22,619

Meanings

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

Characters

river; large waterway

Examples

HSK 6

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.

HSK 7-9

他们为保卫江山而战斗。

Tāmen wèi bǎowèi jiāngshān ér zhàndòu.

They fought to protect the nation.

HSK 7-9

江山如画，令人陶醉。

Jiāngshān rú huà, 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