地势

地勢

dìshì

noun HSK 7-9 #26,570

Meanings

HSK 5

这里地势复杂，多山多谷。

Zhèlǐ dìshì fùzá, duō shān duō gǔ.

The terrain here is complex, with many mountains and valleys.

HSK 5

中国西高东低的地势决定了大多数河流从西向东流。

Zhōngguó xī gāo dōng dī de dìshì juédìng le dàduōshù héliú cóng xī xiàng dōng liú.

China's terrain, high in the west and low in the east, determines that most rivers flow from west to east.

memory

地 (land/earth) + 势 (momentum/configuration) = how the land is configured - its shape and slope.

地 dì

势 shì