祁连山

祁連山

Qíliánshān

proper noun

Meanings

1 Qilian Mountains, range on the Gansu-Qinghai border at the north-east edge of the Tibetan Plateau

Characters

(祁连, from a Xiongnu word)

Examples

HSK 5

祁连山在甘肃和青海之间。

Qíliánshān zài Gānsù hé Qīnghǎi zhījiān.

The Qilian Mountains lie between Gansu and Qinghai.

HSK 7-9

祁连山的雪水流下来，养活了河西走廊的绿洲。

Qíliánshān de xuěshuǐ liú xiàlai, yǎnghuo le Héxī Zǒuláng de lǜzhōu.

Meltwater from the Qilian Mountains feeds the oases of the Hexi Corridor.

Tips

history

祁连 is said to be a Xiongnu word for 'heaven', so old texts also call the range 天山. The Han general 霍去病 drove the Xiongnu from its northern slopes in 121 BC, opening the corridor to the west.

Stroke Order

祁 Qí

连 lián

山 shān