mài

technical
geography
noun

Meaning of 余脉

余脉 means mountain range or ridge extending from a main mountain range with lower elevation; offshoot; foothill ridge. Pronounced yú mài.

  • mountain range or ridge extending from a main mountain range with lower elevation; offshoot; foothill ridge

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zuò
shān
shì
xīng
ān
lǐng
de
mài
 

This mountain is an offshoot of the Great Khingan Mountains.

shān
mài
de
mài
yán
shēn
dào
le
Miǎn
diàn
jìng
nèi
 

The foothill ridges of the Himalayas extend into Myanmar.

Zhè
piàn
qiū
líng
shì
Qín
lǐng
de
mài
 

These hills are the offshoots of the Qinling Mountains.

Measure Words

/ tiáo
Primary
/ zuò
/ dào