山谷

• 拼音: shān gǔ
• 汉字拆解: 山 = mountain; 谷 = pictograph of valley with streams — valley

含义

Valley; dale. A low area of land between hills or mountains.

Refers to the depression between mountains, often with rivers flowing through. Used in geographical contexts, poetry, and metaphorically to describe low points or hidden places. Mountain valleys are traditionally seen as peaceful, secluded places in Chinese literature.

例句

1. 清澈的溪水从山谷间流过。
2. 山谷里传来阵阵鸟鸣声。
3. 这个小村庄坐落在幽静的山谷之中。

用法指南

语境: geography, nature, poetic

语气: serene

正确说法

• 山谷里很凉爽。(It's cool in the valley.)
• 回声在山谷中回荡。(The echo reverberates through the valley.)

错误说法

• 不要用'山谷'形容城市低地 (Don't use 山谷 for urban low-lying areas — it specifically refers to valleys between mountains)

起源与历史

Compound of 山 (mountain) + 谷 (valley, grain). 谷 was originally a pictograph of a valley between two hills with water flowing through.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal