small hill; hillock; mound
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small hill; hillock; mound
dialectDialectal term primarily used in northern Chinese dialects (e.g., Northeastern Mandarin, Jilu Mandarin) to describe a small, rounded hill or elevated mound, typically smaller than a standard mountain (山).
Qián前
miàn面
yǒu有
gè个
xiǎo小
shān山
bāo包
。
There is a small hill up ahead.
Tā他
men们
pá爬
shàng上
le了
nà那
gè个
shān山
bāo包
。
They climbed up that hillock.
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Zhè这
piàn片
píng平
dì地
shàng上
tū突
qǐ起
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
shān山
bāo包
。
A small mound rises from this flat ground.
Cūn村
dōng东
tóu头
yǒu有
zuò座
shān山
bāo包
,
shàng上
tou头
quán全
shì是
yě野
cài菜
。
There is a hillock at the east end of the village, covered with wild vegetables.