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江山

jiāngshān
noun #22,619

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 5
他们为保卫江山而战斗。
Tāmen wèi bǎowèi jiāngshān ér zhàndòu.
They fought to protect the nation.
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
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