山脉

山脈

shānmài

noun #10,290

Measure Word

一条山脉 tiáo

Meanings

1 mountain range
2 mountain chain

Characters

vein; pulse; chain

Examples

喜马拉雅山脉是世界上最高的山脉。

Xǐmǎlāyǎshān mài shì shìjiè shàng zuìgāo de shānmài.

The Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world.

这条山脉延伸了几百公里。

Zhè tiáo shānmài yánshēn le jǐbǎi gōnglǐ.

This mountain range extends for hundreds of kilometers.

Tips

memory

脉 means 'vein' or 'pulse.' A mountain range is like the veins of the earth running through the landscape.

Stroke Order

山 shān

脉 mài