jiāngshān

江山

Word · Noun

rivers and mountains; country; state power

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

rivers and mountains; landscape

Literal meaning referring to natural scenery.

Zhè这
piàn片
jiāng江
shān山
fēng风
guāng光
xiù秀
lì丽
 。

This landscape is beautiful and scenic.

Jiāng江
shān山
rú如
cǐ此
duō多
jiāo娇
 ,
yǐn引
wú无
shù数
yīng英
xióng雄
jìng竞
zhé折
yāo腰
 。

The country is so beautiful that countless heroes have fallen for it.

2.

noun

country; state power; regime

formal

Metaphorical usage often found in political or historical contexts.

Xiān先
bèi辈
men们
dǎ打
jiāng江
shān山
bù不
róng容
yì易
 。

The older generation did not easily conquer the country.

Tā他
zuò坐
le了
shí十
nián年
jiāng江
shān山
 。

He held power for ten years.

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Shǒu守
jiāng江
shān山
bǐ比
dǎ打
jiāng江
shān山
gèng更
nán难
 。

Keeping power is harder than seizing it.