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山脉

shān mài · shan mai

Traditional 山脈

Old HSK 6Measure word: 条 tiáo

Meaning

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  1. mountain range
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A long mountain range

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，远处(yuǎnchù)那(nà)条(tiáo)山脉(shānmài)真(zhēn)漂亮(piàoliang)！

    Look, that mountain range far away is beautiful!

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)条(tiáo)山脉(shānmài)叫(jiào)什么(shénme)名字(míngzi)？

    What is this mountain range called?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，我们(wǒmen)问问(wènwèn)手机(shǒujī)吧(ba)。

    I do not know either. Let us ask the phone.

  4. Dengdeng

    手机(shǒujī)说(shuō)，这(zhè)条(tiáo)山脉(shānmài)有(yǒu)一千多(yīqiānduō)公里(gōnglǐ)长(cháng)！

    The phone says this mountain range is over a thousand kilometres long!

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)今天(jīntiān)只(zhǐ)爬(pá)一(yī)座(zuò)小山(xiǎoshān)吧(ba)。

    Then let us climb just one small hill today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

喜(xǐ)马(mǎ)拉(lā)雅(yǎ)山(shān)脉(mài)是(shì)位(wèi)于(yú)亚(yà)洲(zhōu)大(dà)陆(lù)的(de)山(shān)脉(mài)。

The Himalayas are a mountain range located on the Asian continent.

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02

这(zhè)片(piàn)山(shān)脉(mài)从(cóng)北(běi)向(xiàng)南(nán)延(yán)伸(shēn)了(le)数(shù)百(bǎi)公(gōng)里(lǐ)。

This mountain range extends hundreds of kilometers from north to south.

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