环山

環山
huánshān
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to be surrounded by mountains
  2. 2 to encircle a mountain
  3. 3 ringed by mountains

Examples

HSK 4
Huánshān gōnglù fēngjǐng hěn měi.
The mountain-ring road has beautiful scenery.
HSK 6
Zhège cūnzhuāng sìmiàn huánshān.
This village is surrounded by mountains on all four sides.

Tips

usage
环山 is usually used in the set pattern 四面环山 ('surrounded by mountains on all sides') to describe basin geography - standard real-estate copy for scenic villages. As a modifier, 环山公路 ('mountain-ring road') and 环山铁路 ('mountain-ring railway') follow an encircling route.
grammar
as a verb/prefix means 'to ring, encircle.' It's highly productive in place descriptions: 环海 (ringed by sea), 环湖 (around a lake), 环城 (ring road around a city).

Stroke Order

huán
shān