磪 cuī a high mountain / precipitous 陡峭 dǒu qiào precipitous syn 崇山峻岭 崇山峻嶺 chóng shān jùn lǐng towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom) syn 悬崖峭壁 懸崖峭壁 xuán yá qiào bì sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom) syn 陡 dǒu steep / precipitous / abrubtly / suddenly / unexpectedly syn 崭 嶄 chán (literary) precipitous (variant of 巉[chan2]) syn 崴 wēi high, lofty / precipitous syn 悬崖绝壁 懸崖絕壁 xuán yá jué bì sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom) 嶒 céng lofty / precipitous 巉 chán (literary) steep / rugged / jagged / precipitous 嶡 guì precipitous / mountainous 嶮 xiǎn precipitous / rugged 陡削 dǒu xiāo precipitous 陡峻 dǒu jùn precipitous / high and steep syn 陡跌 dǒu diē precipitous drop (in price) 崄 嶮 xiǎn precipitous / rugged 坽 líng (literary) precipitous cliff / (used in place names) 嶟 zūn (literary) (of terrain) steep / precipitous 悬崖峭壁 懸崖峭壁 xuán yá - qiào bì (idiom) sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces syn 断崖式 斷崖式 duàn yá shì (of a fall in price, temperature etc) steep / precipitous 高山 gāo shān high mountain / alpine mountain syn 山林 shān lín wooded mountain / mountain forest syn 山势 山勢 shān shì topography of a mountain / features of a mountain syn 五指山 wǔ zhǐ shān Wuzhi Mountain (1,840 m), highest mountain in Hainan / Wuzhishan City, Hainan 湖光山色 hú guāng shān sè scenic lakes and mountain (idiom) / beautiful lake and mountain landscape 堆积如山 堆積如山 duī jī rú shān to pile up like a mountain (idiom) / a mountain of (paperwork etc) / a large number of sth syn 火焰山 huǒ yàn shān Mountain of Flames of legend / fig. insurmountable obstacle / Mountain of Flames in Turpan depression in Xinjiang 山岳 山嶽 shān yuè mountain / hill / lofty mountain syn 峰 fēng (of a mountain) high and tapered peak or summit / mountain-like in appearance / highest level / classifier for camels syn 岳 嶽 yuè high mountain / highest peak of a mountain ridge syn 岭 嶺 lǐng mountain range / mountain ridge syn 崮 gù steep-sided flat-topped mountain / mesa / (element in mountain names) 峰回路转 峰回路轉 fēng huí lù zhuǎn the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom) / (of a mountain road) twisting and turning / fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly / things have taken a new turn syn 巴山越岭 巴山越嶺 bā shān yuè lǐng to climb hills and pass over mountains (idiom) / to cross mountain after mountain / good at climbing mountains 泉石膏肓 quán shí gāo huāng lit. mountain springs and rocks in one's heart (idiom) / a deep love of mountain scenery 隒 yǎn the appearance of a mountain, as if two pots were standing one upon the other / the steep bank of a stream / a rough mountain path 不周山 bù zhōu shān Buzhou Mountain, a mountain from Chinese legend 巓 diān same as 巔|巅[dian1] / summit / mountain peak / mountain top 登峰 dēng fēng to climb a mountain / to scale a peak / mountain climbing / mountaineering 靠山吃山，靠水吃水 kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐ lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom) / fig. to make the best use of local resources / to exploit one's position to advance oneself / to find one's niche / to live off the land 山区可持续发展国际伙伴关系 山區可持續發展國際夥伴關系 International Partnership for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions / Mountain Partnership 山区伙伴关系 山區伙伴關系 shān qū huǒ bàn guān xì International Partnership for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions / Mountain Partnership 汉拿山 漢拿山 hàn ná shān Hallasan Mountain or Mount Halla, highest mountain in South Korea 山洼 山窪 shān wā mountain hollow / mountain depression 山水 shān shuǐ water from a mountain / mountains and rivers / scenery / landscape syn 山区 山區 shān qū mountain area / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 山路 shān lù mountain road syn 雪山 xuě shān snow-capped mountain 登山 dēng shān to climb a mountain / climbing / mountaineering syn 华山 華山 huà shān Mt Hua in Shaanxi, western mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] 山脉 山脈 shān mài mountain range / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 山峰 shān fēng (mountain) peak syn 山头 山頭 shān tóu mountain top syn 冰山 bīng shān iceberg / ice-covered mountain / (fig.) a backer one cannot rely on for long / CL:座[zuo4] 窈窕 yǎo tiǎo (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined / comely / (esp.) slender / slim / (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded syn 山脚 山腳 shān jiǎo foot of a mountain syn 爬山 pá shān to climb a mountain / to mountaineer / hiking / mountaineering syn 连绵 連綿 lián mián continuous / unbroken / uninterrupted / extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc) syn 山村 shān cūn mountain village syn 天池 tiān chí "heavenly lake", lake situated on a mountain / used as the name of numerous lakes, such as 長白山天池|长白山天池[Chang2 bai2 shan1 Tian1 chi2] 出山 chū shān to leave the mountain (of a hermit) / to come out of obscurity to a government job / to take a leading position 名山 míng shān famous mountain 山口 shān kǒu mountain pass 绵延 綿延 mián yán (esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous / to stretch long and unbroken syn 长白山 長白山 cháng bái shān Changbai or Baekdu mountains 白頭山|白头山, volcanic mountain range between Jilin province and North Korea, prominent in Manchu and Korean mythology 荒山 huāng shān desert mountain / barren hill 山寨 shān zhài fortified hill village / mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits) / (fig.) knockoff (goods) / counterfeit / imitation syn 开山 開山 kāi shān to cut into a mountain (to open a mine) / to open a monastery syn 靠山 kào shān patron / backer / close to a mountain syn 山体 山體 shān tǐ form of a mountain syn 嵩山 sōng shān Mt Song in Henan, central mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] 主峰 zhǔ fēng main peak (of a mountain range) syn 衡山 héng shān Mt Heng in Hunan, southern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] / Hengshan county in Hengyang 衡陽|衡阳[Heng2 yang2], Hunan 断背山 斷背山 duàn bèi shān Brokeback Mountain, 2005 English-language film by Ang Lee 李安[Li3 An1] 山腰 shān yāo the place halfway up a mountain syn 山峦 山巒 shān luán mountain range / unbroken chain of peaks syn 开门见山 開門見山 kāi mén jiàn shān lit. to open the door and see the mountain / fig. to get right to the point (idiom) syn 秦岭 秦嶺 qín lǐng Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2] and the Han River 漢水|汉水[Han4 shui3] valley 山歌 shān gē folk song / mountain song 武当山 武當山 wǔ dāng shān Wudang Mountain range in northwest Hubei 北山 běi shān northern mountain / refers to Mt Mang 邙山 at Luoyang in Henan 神山 shén shān sacred mountain 山洪 shān hóng deluge caused by torrential water flow off a mountain after heavy rain or snowmelt syn 昆仑山 崑崙山 kūn lún shān Kunlun Mountain range 山沟 山溝 shān gōu valley / gully / mountain region syn 山岭 山嶺 shān lǐng mountain ridge syn 山脊 shān jǐ mountain ridge syn 仙山 xiān shān mountain of Immortals 山神 shān shén mountain god 茅山 máo shān Mt Mao, Daoist mountain southeast of Jurong county 句容[Ju4 rong2], Jiangsu Province 云梯 雲梯 yún tī (military) ladder used for scaling the walls of a fortified place (i.e. for escalading) in ancient times / firefighters' extension ladder / stone steps on a mountain 恒山 恆山 héng shān Mt Heng in Shanxi, northern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4] / Hengshan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang 山涧 山澗 shān jiàn mountain stream syn 大别山 大別山 dà bié shān Dabie mountain range on the borders of Henan, Anhui and Hubei provinces 群峰 qún fēng the peaks of a mountain range syn 峰峦 峰巒 fēng luán peaks and ridges / ragged outline of mountain peaks syn 阿里山 ā lǐ shān Alishan mountain range in the central-southern region of Taiwan 山乡 山鄉 shān xiāng mountain area syn 阿尔卑斯山 阿爾卑斯山 ā ěr bēi sī shān Alps, mountain range bordering Switzerland 