珠峰

Zhūfēng

proper noun #40,918

Meanings

1 Mount Everest
2 abbreviation of 珠穆朗玛峰

Characters

pearl (transliteration syllable)

Examples

HSK 4

他终于登上了珠峰。

Tā zhōngyú dēngshàng le Zhūfēng.

He finally reached the summit of Everest.

HSK 7-9

珠峰海拔八千八百多米。

Zhūfēng hǎibá bāqiān bābǎi duō mǐ.

Everest stands over 8,800 meters above sea level.

Tips

culture

The full Chinese name 珠穆朗玛峰 is a transliteration of the Tibetan Chomolungma ('Mother Goddess of the World'). China officially revised Everest's height to 8848.86 m in a joint 2020 China-Nepal survey.

In Pop Culture

珠穆朗玛峰 Zhūmùlǎngmǎfēng

Mount Qomolangma / Everest

Full official Chinese name, from Tibetan Chomolungma.

Stroke Order

珠 zhū

峰 fēng