tiān
xiǎn

common

Meaning of 天险

天险 means natural barrier; strategically important and naturally defensible place. Pronounced tiān xiǎn.

  • natural barrier; strategically important and naturally defensible place

Definitions & Examples

Cháng
jiāng
tiān
xiǎn
dǎng
le
rén
de
jìn
gōng
 

The natural barrier of the Yangtze River blocked the enemy's advance.

Zhè
shì
xiǎn
yào
 
zhēn
shì
dāng
guān
 
wàn
kāi
de
tiān
xiǎn
 

The terrain here is strategically important; it is truly a natural barrier where one man guards the pass and ten thousand cannot get through.

Jūn
duì
píng
jiè
tiān
xiǎn
 
chéng
gōng
fáng
shǒu
le
sān
yuè
 

The army relied on the natural barrier and successfully defended for three months.