珠穆朗玛峰

珠穆朗瑪峰

Zhūmùlǎngmǎfēng

noun #21,195

Meanings

1 Mount Everest
2 Qomolangma (highest mountain in the world, 8,848.86 m)

Characters

pearl / (phonetic for Tibetan 'Qomo')

solemn / (phonetic)

bright / (phonetic)

agate / (phonetic for Tibetan 'ma')

Examples

珠穆朗玛峰是世界上最高的山峰。

Zhūmùlǎngmǎfēng shì shìjiè shàng zuìgāo de shānfēng.

Mount Everest is the highest mountain peak in the world.

每年都有登山者尝试攀登珠穆朗玛峰。

Měi nián dōu yǒu dēngshānzhě chángshì pāndēng Zhūmùlǎngmǎfēng.

Every year climbers attempt to ascend Mount Everest.

Tips

culture

珠穆朗玛峰 is the Chinese transliteration of the Tibetan name Qomolangma (meaning 'Holy Mother'). China officially uses 珠穆朗玛峰 rather than the English name Everest. The mountain sits on the border of Nepal and Tibet (China).

Stroke Order

珠 zhū

穆 mù

朗 lǎng

玛 mǎ

峰 fēng