山头

山頭
shāntóu
noun #21,411

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 mountaintop
  2. 2 hilltop
  3. 3 factional stronghold
  4. 4 clique

Examples

Zhànshì men zhànlǐng le nàgè shāntóu.
The soldiers captured that hilltop.
Gōngsī lǐ yǒurén lābāng-jiépài, xíngchéng le jǐ gè shāntóu.
Some people in the company formed factions, creating several cliques.

Tips

usage
Literally the top of a mountain, 山头 is also used figuratively to mean a faction or power clique within an organization. 各立山头 means each group carves out its own territory.

Stroke Order

shān
tóu