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山峰 meaning in English

shānfēng

(mountain) peak

HSK 6noun13 strokes

Meaning of 山峰

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shānfēng
  1. (mountain) peak

How to use 山峰

山峰 is a fairly formal or descriptive noun, common in writing, travel descriptions and news. It usually refers to the actual tops of mountains you can see. Example: 远处的山峰被白雪覆盖。(Yuǎnchù de shānfēng bèi báixuě fùgài.) The distant peaks are covered in snow.

山 (shān) looks like a mountain with three points, and 峰 (fēng) has 山 on its left side too. Put a mountain next to a mountain-character and you get the pointy top: the peak.

Common mistake: Learners often confuse 峰 (fēng) with 蜂 (fēng, bee), which has the insect radical 虫 instead of 山. Also, use 高峰 (gāofēng), not 山峰, for figurative peaks like rush hour or a career high.

山峰 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè是shì阿ā尔ěr卑bēi斯sī山shān脉mài最zuì高gāo的de山shān峰fēng之zhī一yī。
It's among the highest mountains in the Alps.
富fù士shì山shān可kě能néng是shì世shì界jiè上shàng最zuì著zhù名míng的de山shān峰fēng之zhī一yī。
Mt Fuji is probably one of the world's most famous mountains.
世shì界jiè上shàng任rèn何hé山shān峰fēng都dōu达dá不bú到dào珠zhū穆mù朗lǎng玛mǎ峰fēng的de高gāo度dù。
No other mountain in the world is as tall as Mt. Everest.
喜xǐ马mǎ拉lā雅yǎ山shān脉mài的de山shān峰fēng比bǐ安ān地dì斯sī山shān脉mài的de山shān峰fēng更gèng高gāo。
The mountains in the Himalayas are higher than those in the Andes.
这zhè座zuò位wèi于yú南nán亚yà中zhōng心xīn的de雄xióng伟wěi山shān脉mài，山shān峰fēng白bái雪xuě皑ái皑ái，覆fù盖gài著zhù广guǎng阔kuò的de冰bīng川chuān。
This majestic mountain range in the heart of south Asia is crowned with snowcapped peaks and draped with vast glaciers.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

山 shān · mountain · 3 strokes

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峰 fēng · peak · 10 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
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  5. 5
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Related words

Words that share a character with 山峰.

爬山pá shānto go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)
登山dēngshānto climb a mountain; climbing
山区shānqūmountain area
山谷shāngǔvalley; ravine
山坡shānpōhillside
高峰gāofēngpeak; summit
峰会fēnghuìsummit meeting
火山huǒshānvolcano
下山xiàshānto go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set
山顶shāndǐnghilltop
高山gāoshānhigh mountain; alpine mountain
冰山bīngshāniceberg; ice-covered mountain

Questions about 山峰

What does 山峰 mean?

山峰 (shānfēng) means "(mountain) peak" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 山峰?

山峰 is made of 2 characters: 山 (3 strokes), 峰 (10 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 山峰 an HSK word?

Yes. 山峰 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 山峰 and 山顶?

山顶 (shāndǐng) means the top of a mountain as a place you can stand on or reach, as in 爬到山顶 (to climb to the top). 山峰 refers to the peak as a landform, often one of several you can see in a range.

What measure word goes with 山峰?

The most common measure word is 座 (zuò), as in 一座山峰 (one peak). In descriptive writing you may also see 一个 used casually.

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