hill; mound; hillock (colloquial)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
hill; mound; hillock; knoll
informalColloquial or dialectal variant of 山岗 (shān gǎng), often referring to a small, natural elevation in the landscape. The suffix 子 adds a colloquial or diminutive flavor.
Qián前
miàn面
bù不
yuǎn远
chù处
yǒu有
gè个
xiǎo小
shān山
gǎng岗
zi子
,
zán咱
men们
dào到
nàr那
xiū儿
xi休
ba息
吧
。
There's a small hillock not far ahead; let's go rest there.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
nà那
piàn片
shān山
gǎng岗
zi子
shàng上
fàng放
fēng风
zheng筝
。
The children love flying kites on that hillside.
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Zhè这
zuò座
shān山
gǎng岗
zi子
zhòng种
mǎn满
le了
táo桃
shù树
,
chūn春
tiān天
kāi开
huā花
shí时
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
kàn看
。
This hill is planted full of peach trees; it looks especially beautiful when they bloom in spring.