Definition
山颠 is a literary term for 'mountain peak' or 'summit', often found in classical poetry and formal descriptive writing. It is more elevated in register than the everyday word 山顶 (shān dǐng). The character 颠 itself means 'top' or 'summit' and appears in related compounds like 树颠 (tree top).
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mountain peaksummit (literary)
Examples
- 山颠，。Zhàn zài shān diān shàng, yúnhǎi jìn shōu yǎndǐ.Standing on the mountain peak, the sea of clouds is fully visible.
- 山颠，。Shīrén dēng shàng shān diān, yínsòng le yì shǒu shī.The poet climbed to the mountain peak and recited a poem.
- 山颠。Zhè zuò shān de shān diān chángnián jīxuě.The peak of this mountain is covered with snow year-round.
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