stretch continuously; extend unbroken
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to stretch continuously; to extend in an unbroken line (of mountains, ranges, etc.)
literaryLiterary and somewhat archaic usage, describing landscapes—particularly mountain ranges—that extend without interruption. Often interchangeable with 连绵.
Qún群
shān山
mián绵
lián联
，
qǐ起
fú伏
bù不
jué绝
。
The mountains stretch continuously in an endless series of rises and falls.
Cǐ此
dì地
gāng冈
luán峦
mián绵
lián联
shù数
bǎi百
lǐ里
。
The ridges and hills here extend continuously for several hundred miles.
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Cháng长
chéng城
mián绵
lián联
yú于
chóng崇
shān山
jùn峻
lǐng岭
zhī之
jiān间
。
The Great Wall stretches continuously among steep mountains and high ridges.