Definition
山腰 is a place word (处所词) that refers to the middle section of a mountain, between the foot and the summit — literally 'mountain waist'. It's used to describe locations on a slope, often with 上, 下, or 在. Unlike English 'mountainside', which can refer to any part of the slope, 山腰 specifically means the halfway point.
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midway up a mountainmountainside (the middle section of a slope)
Examples
- 山腰。Wǒmen pá dào shān yāo jiù lèi le.We got tired when we climbed to the mountainside.
- 山腰。shān yāo shàng yǒu yí piàn zhúlín.There is a bamboo grove midway up the mountain.
- 山腰。Cūnzi zài shān yāo xiàmiàn.The village is below the mountainside.
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