remote mountains; deep in the mountains
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
remote mountains; deep mountain ranges far from human habitation
Often appears in the set phrase 深山老林 (deep mountains and ancient forests) to describe wild, uninhabited areas.
Shēn深
shān山
lǎo老
lín林
cháng常
yǒu有
yě野
shòu兽
chū出
mò没
。
Wild beasts often roam in the deep mountains and ancient forests.
Tā他
yǐn隐
jū居
zài在
shēn深
shān山
lǐ里
，
bù不
wèn问
shì世
shì事
。
He lives in seclusion deep in the mountains, paying no attention to worldly affairs.
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Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
sì寺
wèi位
yú于
shēn深
shān山
zhī之
zhōng中
，
hěn很
shǎo少
yǒu有
yóu游
kè客
dào到
fǎng访
。
This ancient temple is located deep in the mountains and rarely receives visitors.