长白山

長白山
Chángbáishān
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the Changbai Mountains on the border of Jilin and North Korea, known in Korean as Paektu

Examples

HSK 3
Dōngtiān de Chángbáishān hěn lěng, dàochù dōu shì xuě.
In winter the Changbai Mountains are very cold and covered in snow.
HSK 7-9
Chángbáishān shàng de Tiānchí shì yí ge huǒshānkǒu hú.
Heaven Lake in the Changbai Mountains is a volcanic crater lake.

Tips

culture
A sacred mountain for both the Manchu, whose Qing emperors traced their ancestors here, and the Koreans, who call it 白头山 'White-Head Mountain'. Its forests are known for wild ginseng (人参).

Stroke Order

长 cháng
白 bái
山 shān