中山陵

Zhōngshānlíng

popculture

Meanings

1 Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
2 the tomb of Dr. Sun Yat-sen (Sun Zhongshan) in Nanjing

Characters

middle, central

tomb, mausoleum

Examples

中山陵位于南京紫金山南麓。

Zhōngshānlíng wèiyú Nánjīng Zǐjīnshān nánlù.

Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum is located on the southern slope of Purple Mountain in Nanjing.

我们爬了三百多级台阶才到达中山陵。

Wǒmen pále sānbǎi duō jí táijiē cái dàodá Zhōngshānlíng.

We climbed over three hundred steps to reach the mausoleum.

Tips

history

Built 1926–1929 for Sun Yat-sen (孙中山, founding father of the Republic of China). The 392 stone steps symbolize the population of China at the time — roughly 392 million people.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

山 shān

陵 líng