Definition & Meaning

1.mountains and rivers; scenery with hills and waters; (in a broad sense) landscape; scenery

2.water from a mountain; water running down a mountain

3.traditional Chinese landscape painting; traditional Chinese painting of mountains and waters

Word usage

shān shuǐ

山 水

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1
n.mountains and rivers; scenery with hills and waters; (in a broad sense) landscape; scenery
- wǒ rè ài jiā xiāng de shān shuǐ
  我热爱家乡的山水。
  I love the mountains and rivers in my hometown.
- guì lín shān shuǐ jiǎ tiān xià
  桂林山水甲天下。
  Guilin's scenery is the best in the world.
- guì lín yǐ shān shuǐ zhù chēng yú shì
  桂林以山水著称于世。
  Guilin is known throughout the world for its scenery.
2
n.water from a mountain; water running down a mountain
- shān shuǐ gǔ gǔ ér xià
  山水汩汩而下。
  A stream gurgles down the mountain.
- yǐn shān shuǐ yòng lái guàn gài nóng tián
  引山水用来灌溉农田
  channel the water from a mountain to irrigate the farmland
3
traditional Chinese landscape painting; traditional Chinese painting of mountains and waters
- pō mò shān shuǐ
  泼墨山水
  splash-ink landscape painting
- tā shàn cháng shān shuǐ huà ǒu ěr yě huà yóu huà
  她擅长山水画，偶尔也画油画。
  She is especially good at traditional Chinese landscape painting, but occasionally she does oils too.

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Reduplication
"山水" can be reduplicated, for example: "山山水水".
- 勘探队踏遍了祖国的山山水水。
  The prospecting team has traversed the length and breadth of the land.

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