阡陌

qiānmò

noun

Meanings

1 paths between fields
2 criss-crossing field paths

Characters

north-south path between fields

east-west path between fields

Examples

HSK 4

春天，阡陌之间开满了油菜花。

Chūntiān, qiānmò zhījiān kāimǎn le yóucàihuā.

In spring, rapeseed flowers bloom all along the paths between the fields.

HSK 7-9

站在山顶往下看，阡陌纵横的田野像一张棋盘。

Zhàn zài shāndǐng wǎng xià kàn, qiānmò zònghéng de tiányě xiàng yì zhāng qípán.

From the hilltop, the fields criss-crossed with paths looked like a chessboard.

Tips

history

阡 was a path running north and south, 陌 one running east and west. 陶渊明's 《桃花源记》 describes the hidden village with 阡陌交通，鸡犬相闻 'the field paths cross, and hens and dogs can be heard from farm to farm'.

Stroke Order

阡 qiān

陌 mò