山嘴

shānzuǐ

noun

Measure Word

一个山嘴 gè

Meanings

1 mountain spur
2 promontory of a mountain
3 projecting end of a hill

Characters

mouth, snout, protrusion

Examples

村子就在山嘴下面。

Cūnzi jiù zài shānzuǐ xiàmiàn.

The village sits right below the mountain spur.

我们绕过山嘴就看到了海。

Wǒmen ràoguò shānzuǐ jiù kàndào le hǎi.

Once we rounded the spur, we saw the sea.

Tips

memory

Picture a mountain sticking out a 嘴 (zuǐ, mouth/snout) of land — the protruding ridge that pokes into a valley or river is the 山嘴.

Stroke Order

山 shān

嘴 zuǐ