山岭 shānlǐng mountain ridge
How to remember 山岭: 山 mountain + 岭 mountain ridge = mountain ridge.
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How it is used
- A mountain ridge / range of hills - 连绵的山岭挡住了去路 (liánmián de shānlǐng dǎngzhù le qùlù) the unbroken ridges blocked the way.
- Descriptive, somewhat literary geography word for the ridge-line terrain of mountains; common in scenery writing.
- Contrast 山脉 (shānmài), the geological term for a named, large-scale mountain range (喜马拉雅山脉), whereas 山岭 evokes the visible ridges themselves.