高地 (gāodì): highland

Measure Word

一片高地 piàn

苏格兰高地风景非常壮观。

Sūgélán gāodì fēngjǐng fēicháng zhuàngguān.

The Scottish Highlands have spectacular scenery.

军队占领了这片高地。

Jūnduì zhànlǐng le zhè piàn gāodì.

The army occupied this highland.

usage

高地 is used both for geographical highlands (like the Scottish Highlands 苏格兰高地) and for militarily strategic elevated terrain.

高 gāo

地 dì