foot of a mountain; piedmont
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
foot of a mountain; base of a hill; piedmont
literaryA literary term referring to the area at the base or foot of a mountain. Commonly used in written Chinese and geographical descriptions.
Yuǎn远
chù处
shì是
lián连
mián绵
qǐ起
fú伏
de的
shān山
lù麓
。
In the distance are continuous rolling foothills.
Cūn村
zhuāng庄
jìng静
jìng静
de地
zuò坐
luò落
zài在
shān山
lù麓
zhī之
xià下
。
The village sits quietly at the foot of the mountain.
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Shān山
lù麓
shàng上
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
mào茂
mì密
de的
sōng松
shù树
。
The mountainside is covered with dense pine trees.
Wǒ我
men们
yán沿
zhe着
shān山
lù麓
de的
xiǎo小
jìng径
tú徒
bù步
qián前
xíng行
。
We hiked forward along the trail at the foot of the mountain.