江山 jiāngshān rivers and mountains
rivers and mountains; landscape; country; state power
How to remember 江山: 江 river + 山 mountain = rivers and mountains.
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How it is used
- 'Rivers and mountains; the country, state power' - 打江山 (dǎ jiāngshān) to conquer/found a state.
- Figurative for the realm or political power: 江山易改，本性难移 (rivers and mountains may change, but nature won't).
- Also literal scenery: 江山如画 (jiāngshān rúhuà) a landscape like a painting.