zuò
jiāng
shān

idiom
common

Meaning of 坐江山

坐江山 means to hold state power; to rule the country. Pronounced zuò jiāng shān.

  • to hold state power; to rule the country

Definitions & Examples

jiāng
shān
 
zuò
jiāng
shān
gèng
nán
 

Seizing power is not easy, but holding onto power is even harder.

Xīn
zhèng
zuò
jiāng
shān
hòu
 
shǒu
xiān
yào
wěn
dìng
shì
 

After the new government took power, stabilizing the situation became the first priority.

Zuò
jiāng
shān
yào
mín
xīn
 

To rule the country, one must win the hearts of the people.

men
zhǐ
zhī
dào
jiāng
shān
 
zhī
dào
zěn
me
zuò
jiāng
shān
 

They only know how to seize power, not how to govern.