丘陵

• 拼音: qiū líng
• 汉字拆解: 丘 = 丘 (hillock/mound; pictographic); 陵 = 阝+ 夌 (hill/mound/slope)

含义

Hills; hilly terrain. An area of gently rolling land higher than a plain but lower and smoother than mountains. Typically features rounded, cultivated, or forested hills.

A geographical term distinguishing 平原 (plains), 丘陵 (hills), 高原 (plateaus), and 山地 (mountainous terrain). China has extensive 丘陵 areas, especially in the south. Common in geography education, travel writing, and agricultural contexts. 丘陵地带 (hilly region) is a standard compound.

例句

1. 南方的丘陵地带土壤肥沃，自古便是茶叶和柑橘的重要产区。
2. 他站在丘陵的最高处极目远眺，层层叠叠的山丘绵延至天际，蔚为壮观。
3. 徒步路线穿越连绵起伏的丘陵，沿途风景优美，深受周末郊游爱好者的喜爱。

用法指南

语境: geography, agriculture, travel, education

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这片丘陵地形起伏和缓、排水良好，非常适宜种植茶树和各类果树。(The hilly terrain here is gently undulating with good drainage, making it highly suitable for growing tea plants and various fruit trees.)
• 地理教材将中国地貌划分为山地、丘陵、高原、平原和盆地五种主要类型，各具独特的地理特征。(The geography textbook divides China's landforms into five main types: mountains, hills, plateaus, plains, and basins, each with distinct geographical characteristics.)

错误说法

• 这些丘陵非常高且陡峭 — use 山地 or 山岭 if the terrain is genuinely steep and tall; 丘陵 specifically denotes lower, gentler hills as distinct from true mountains

起源与历史

丘 (hillock/mound) + 陵 (mound/slope/hill) — hills and slopes of the landscape

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal