乞力马扎罗山

乞力馬扎羅山

Qǐlìmǎzhāluó Shān

proper noun #37,106

Meanings

1 Mount Kilimanjaro (highest peak in Africa, in Tanzania)

Characters

strength (phonetic)

horse (phonetic)

Examples

HSK 7-9

乞力马扎罗山是非洲最高峰。

Qǐlìmǎzhāluó Shān shì Fēizhōu zuì gāo fēng.

Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest peak in Africa.

HSK 7-9

他们计划去坦桑尼亚攀登乞力马扎罗山。

Tāmen jìhuà qù Tǎnsāngníyà pāndēng Qǐlìmǎzhāluó Shān.

They plan to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

Tips

culture

Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in northeastern Tanzania, 5,895 m at its summit Uhuru Peak. Hemingway's short story 'The Snows of Kilimanjaro' (《乞力马扎罗的雪》) made the name iconic in world literature.

In Pop Culture

《乞力马扎罗的雪》《 Qǐlìmǎzhāluó de Xuě 》

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

Famous 1936 short story by Ernest Hemingway, set on the slopes of the mountain.

Stroke Order

乞 qǐ

力 lì

马 mǎ

扎 zhā

罗 luó

山 shān